Mississippi Library Commission Headquarters Building
Jackson, MS
Mississippi Library Commission Headquarters Building
Jackson, MS
Mississippi Library Commission Headquarters Building
Jackson, MS
Mississippi Library Commission Headquarters Building
Jackson, MS
Mississippi Library Commission Headquarters Building
Jackson, MS
Mississippi Library Commission Headquarters Building
Jackson, MS
Mississippi Library Commission Headquarters Building
Jackson, MS
Mississippi Library Commission Headquarters Building
Jackson, MS
Mississippi Library Commission Headquarters Building
Jackson, MS
Mississippi Library Commission Headquarters Building
Jackson, MS
Mississippi Library Commission Headquarters Building
Jackson, MS
Mississippi Library Commission
Jackson, MS
The Mississippi Library Commission is both a lending reference library and a service institution supporting libraries all over the state. The building houses all the divisions of the Library Commission including the library for the reading impaired, the Mississippi author first editions collection, the state’s reference library, and patent and trademark records. The design of the 60,000-square-foot building is organized by multiple public gathering spaces, including the entry lobby, gallery, main public meeting room, the northern-lit main reading room, and an outdoor green. Each of these centers is linked by an indirect pause, and the circulation strategy invites exploration and browsing. The building stakes its place on the site with a shadow plinth, and its exterior skin weaves southern highlights and shadows into an ever-changing surface that seems alive, breathing in the phenomena of its environment. The interior design was completed as an integral part of the project including all loose and system furnishings, shelving, artwork, and accessories for the building.
The Mississippi Library Commission building has been singled out as one of the 50 best libraries in the country, but more importantly, it has become a favorite sanctuary and library for its patrons and other librarians in the state.
Duvall Decker and Burris/Wagnon, JV, were assisted by Post & Witty, Gordin McCool, PE, Watkins O’Gwynn, Shen Milsom & Wilke, Williford Gearhart & Knight, Inc, and Construction Cost Analysis, Inc.
Awards
2010 AIA Design for Decades: Civic Buildings
2008 AIA Gulf State Region Honor Award
2007 American Architecture Awards
2006 AIA Mississippi Honor Award
2006 AIA Mississippi Sambo Mockbee Award
Publications
Only In Your State, Online Publication… “A Book Lover’s Dream” 2022
Manufacturing Architecture: An Architect’s Guide to Custom Processes, Materials, and Applications, 2018
Archinect News, 2018
ELLE DECOR online, 50 Best Libraries in the United States, 2016
Wallpaper* City Guide: New Orleans, 2012
ARCHITECT Magazine, 2010
Arlington Center for Community Engagement
Arlington, TX
U.S. Courthouse Greenville, Mississippi
Greenville, MS
Small Arms Range
172nd National Air Guard Base, Jackson, MS
The Selah House
Malvern, PA
The Baddour Center Transitional Homes
The Baddour Center, Senatobia, MS
Mississippi Library Commission
Jackson, MS
Springdale Municipal Campus
Springdale, AR
Circle Bar Chapel
Foxworth, MS
Oak Ridge House
Jackson, MS
James H. White Library
Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS
Cooperwood Senior Living
Flowood, MS
Midtown Master Plan & Implementation
Jackson, MS
Commissioner Dick Hall Hospitality Station
Vicksburg, MS
Arlington Museum of Art
Arlington, TX
The Reserves at Gray Park
Greenville, MS
Operation Shoestring
Jackson, MS
100 Depot Street
Oxford, MS
Canton Readiness Center
Canton, MS
Simulation Training Facility
Camp Shelby, MS
Fire Crash Rescue Stations
Jackson, MS
MS Dept. of Information Technology Services Agency, Data Center
Jackson, MS
Belhaven Pool House
Jackson, MS
Bennie G. Thompson Academic and Civil Rights Research Center
Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, MS
Midtown Housing Phase I, II, and III
Jackson Housing Authority, Jackson MS
Jobie L. Martin Classroom Building
Hinds Community College, Jackson, MS
Coahoma County Higher Education Center
Clarksdale, MS
Simpson County School District
Simpson County, MS
Tougaloo Center for Racial Justice & Equity
Jackson, MS
Dumas Hall Renovation
Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS
Freedom Summer 50th Anniversary Conference Planning
Tougaloo, MS
Crossway Student Worship Center
Vicksburg, MS
Mississippi Center for Justice
Indianola, MS
Hope HBCU-CDFI Economic Mobility Strategy Guide
Jackson & Itta Bena, MS
Venyu Shreveport, Data Center
Shreveport, LA
Rowan Hall
Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS
Army National Guard Facilities Design Guide
West Jackson Master Plan
Jackson, MS
2915 N State Street
Jackson, MS
UMMC Center for Telehealth Venyu Technology Campus
Jackson, MS
Offices for Bradley Arant
One Jackson Place, Jackson, MS
Burr Forman
Jackson, MS
Dunn Management
Jackson, MS
Texas Southern University Strategic Academic Campus Plan
Houston, TX
The University of Mississippi Data Center
Oxford, MS