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New Library Makes 'Best in Architecture' List
The LA Times recognizes West Hollywood's new state-of-the-art building in its '2011 year in review.'
West Hollywood's prized new library made the Los Angeles Times' Arts & Culture section's "Best in Architecture" for 2011.
"The new library is a stirring reaffirmation of the power of civic architecture that came through the punishing low-bid public construction process with its lively spirit fully intact," Christopher Hawthorne wrote in his 2011 year in review earlier this month.
The $64 million building, designed by MDA Johnson Favaro, houses more than 150,000 print books, along with a coffee bar, additional meeting space and a new parking lot with 400 spaces.
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The new renovation is part of the city's 25th annual Capital Project, which is funded through reserves from the city's general fund and parking fund, as well as from private donor contributions and other public and private grants.
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