2008 Woodie Awards
College Awarded for Library Design
Citrus College receives one of 11 awards chosen from 74 entrants
Stacy Quillen (special to the Clarion)
Issue date: 1/19/05 Section: News
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The Hayden Memorial Library is an important part of the Citrus College campus. It houses over 50,000 books, 130 periodical subscriptions, and numerous audio and video recordings.
However, it is not the content within the library that has caught the attention of the Community College Facility Coalition. Instead, the CCFC has recently awarded Citrus College with an Award of Excellence for the building's structural design.
"This was the first Annual Design Awards Competition and we wanted to set a precedent for the types of projects that we deem award-worthy," said Shannon Mahony, a representative of the CCFC. "Basically, the award of excellence is a designation that the project stood out head and shoulders above the other projects in that category."
Michael J. Viera, Ph.D., supertintendent/president of Citrus College, is pleased with the award and says that the design of the library has affected the atmosphere of the entire campus.
"The remodel has dramatically changed the ambience of the Hayden Library so that it feels more open and welcoming," he said. "The use of glass on the north and south sides of the new addition allows those students using the library to feel like they are connected to the outside while studying. The upstairs conference room, known affectionately as 'the fish bowl' because of the extensive use of glass, has already become the most popular conference room on campus."
CCFC is an organization that was formed for the purpose of providing advocacy for facilities issues and critical information and services to community college districts and their business partners on facility matters. At the present time, they have a membership of 61 community college districts and over 150 private sector companies.
The renovation and expansion design of Citrus College's Hayden Library and Learning Resource Center was entered in the "Instructional Modernization Projects" category of the CCFC's Professional Design Award Program. Entrants in this category could be any facility on a community college site and included remodels and modernizations to existing campus facilities.
However, it is not the content within the library that has caught the attention of the Community College Facility Coalition. Instead, the CCFC has recently awarded Citrus College with an Award of Excellence for the building's structural design.
"This was the first Annual Design Awards Competition and we wanted to set a precedent for the types of projects that we deem award-worthy," said Shannon Mahony, a representative of the CCFC. "Basically, the award of excellence is a designation that the project stood out head and shoulders above the other projects in that category."
Michael J. Viera, Ph.D., supertintendent/president of Citrus College, is pleased with the award and says that the design of the library has affected the atmosphere of the entire campus.
"The remodel has dramatically changed the ambience of the Hayden Library so that it feels more open and welcoming," he said. "The use of glass on the north and south sides of the new addition allows those students using the library to feel like they are connected to the outside while studying. The upstairs conference room, known affectionately as 'the fish bowl' because of the extensive use of glass, has already become the most popular conference room on campus."
CCFC is an organization that was formed for the purpose of providing advocacy for facilities issues and critical information and services to community college districts and their business partners on facility matters. At the present time, they have a membership of 61 community college districts and over 150 private sector companies.
The renovation and expansion design of Citrus College's Hayden Library and Learning Resource Center was entered in the "Instructional Modernization Projects" category of the CCFC's Professional Design Award Program. Entrants in this category could be any facility on a community college site and included remodels and modernizations to existing campus facilities.