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Li Xiaodong’s branch-clad Liyuan Library has won the Moriyama RAIC International Prize and its $100,000 purse. The project’s modest scale and budget set the tone for the newly minted award, which recognizes exceptional, socially conscious design. Constructed in the hillside village of Jiaojiehe, China, the library was funded by Hong Kong’s Lu Qianshou Trust, a rural development grant to improve economies and attract tourism. Xiaodong accepted the prize at an October gala held at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.
The results of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards were announced in October. The 2014 People’s Design Award went to China’s Zhao Zhao for her wearable Spire device that tracks and analyzes physical and emotional health. Winners in nine other categories were also recognized, including Los…
