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2022
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Asante Library
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This new 10,000-square-foot library, sited on a 12-acre park in Surprise, Arizona, was built to accommodate a growing community while framing extraordinary views of the state’s White Tank Mountains.
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2022 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards Recipient Asante Library, Richärd Kennedy Architects, Surprise, Arizona
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