Our architectural vision for the new Billings Public Library is a sustainable, transparent, beautifully dynamic pavilion of community pride and iconic presence. Our conceptual approach sees the library as a volume of light, transparency, and color that grows from the fabric of the urban streetscape.

© Bill Timmerman

Architects: Will Bruders & Partners

Location: Billings, MT, USA

Project Team: Will Bruder, Design Lead; Richard Jensen, Project Manager / Partner in charge; Kent McClure, Project Architect; Ethan Lay-Sleeper, Andre Bighorse, Eric Vollmer, Marjorie Whitton

Area: 66725.0 ft2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Bill Timmerman
Engineers: Rudow + Berry INC., Scottsdale, Arizona (structural); Associated Construction Engineering INC., Billings, Montana (mechanical, plumbing, electrical); Sanderson Stuart, Billings, Montana (civil).

Landscape Architect: Foley Group, L.L.C., Billings, Montana

Interior Designer: will bruder + PARTNERS, LTD, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Associate Architect: O2 Architects, Billings, Montana

General Contractor: Jackson Contractor Group

Other Consultants: Roger Smith Lighting Design, Phoenix, Arizona (lighting design); Mckay Conant Hoover INC., Scottsdale, Arizona (acoustical and audiovisual); Design Balance, Miss...