After plenty of time spent reviewing architect resumes and visiting facilities built by prospective architect firms, the Galesburg Public Library Board of Trustees on Monday will finally get to see preliminary designs of what a new library could look like.

The library board has been progressing its effort to build a new library facility in town so that it might be in position to qualify for state money in the spring. To do so, preliminary design plans have to be in place, and the board hopes to have an architect and a rough sketch picked out soon after Monday.

A design competition between the three architects vying for the librarys business will take place Monday at the library, 40 E. Simmons St. An open house will begin at 6 p.m., where residents will be allowed to inspect the plans close up and talk to the architects. Formal presentations will begin at 7 p.m. Board members have said there will be ample opportunity for the public to vet the finalists.

As long as someones a local stakeholder, they will be given the chance to ask questions, said Mike Kroll, the librarys Construction Committee chair before his death in December.

Nine architect firms sent in their qualifications to the library in October, hoping to get the new building project that could cost $15 million. Board members were impressed with the caliber of firms that applied, with some having completed modern staples like the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway.

Site visits were conducted for four finalists, where board members were able to inspect previous designs and in turn get a better idea of what the Galesburg library should look like. Their verdict? It should be an exciting and unique addition to the community, but it should fit within the citys more prairie setting.

Some of the libraries visited in the more affluent Chicago suburbs would prove to be too expensive or too modern.

And while the designs presented Monday will surely garner passionate opinions both ways, it is important to remember the designs presented are just sketches, board members said.

We dont want them to think these designs are hard and fast, said member Mary Phillips. Throughout the evening, we need to reassure the public that theres going to be a working relationship, and there will be many opportunities for public input.

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Klingner & Associates, based in Quincy, recently bought a Trimble TX5 Laser Scanning System. The company has a branch here, Klingner/Metzger Johnson Architects.

According to a news release, the new scanner is a data collection system that processes and analyzes large datasets quickly and accurately. The scanner has the capacity to capture millions of 3D data points within industry standard formats, which is helpful when measuring stockpile volumes, surveying underground storage facilities and when doing topographic surveys.

Robert Johnson, branch manager in Galesburg, is looking at opportunities to collect 3D building data from building facades and difficult to access areas of building interiors in order to expedite designs for building renovations. The new technology will give architects a mold to enhance design efficiency while reducing design time. The new scanner was put to use Saturday at the Knox County Courthouse.

According to the company, Johnson feels the new technology will help with a multitude of projects, from as-built condition scans, historic structure documentation both inside and out to even unique needs, such as accident scene documentation.

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My audition for Architects, with #39;These Colours Don #39;t Run #39; thrown in at the end because, why not? I had a bit of trouble matching the audio and video up, for some reason my Mac #39;s camera exported the recording a little faster then it should have been, so you may see the video jump about it where I have had to re-sync the video to match the audio. Other than that, everything you are hearing was done in one take, unedited so this can be a honest audition.

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Today MoMA PS1 declared CODA, aka Caroline O'Donnel, the winner of the Young Architecture Program. The architect stood out amongst a group of five finalists for her "Party Wall" project, a large-scale, experimental pavilion that will be built on the museum's Long Island City site this summer.

The annual Young Architects Program invites emerging architects to submit designs for a temporary, outdoor installation that can provide respite from the summer heat to MoMA PS1 visitors. CODA's "Party Wall" sustainable structure will play host to PS1's Warm Up music series this year.

"CODAs proposal was selected because of its clever identification and use of locally available resources," Pedro Gadanho, MoMA's Curator for Contemporary Architecture, stated in a press statement.

Scroll through images of CODA's design below, and tell us what you think of the project in the comments section. Is sustainable design the future of architecture?

Rendering of CODAs Party Wall, winning design of the 2013 Young Architects Program. The Museum of Modern Art and MoMAPS1. Image courtesy of CODA.

Rendering of CODAs Party Wall, winning design of the 2013 Young Architects Program. The Museum of Modern Art and MoMAPS1. Image courtesy of CODA.

Model of CODAs Party Wall, winning design of the 2013 Young Architects Program. The Museum of Modern Art and MoMAPS1. Image courtesy of CODA.

Mock-up detail of CODAs Party Wall, winning design of the 2013 Young Architects Program. The Museum of Modern Art and MoMAPS1. Image courtesy of CODA.

Rendering of CODAs Party Wall, winning design of the 2013 Young Architects Program. The Museum of Modern Art and MoMAPS1. Image courtesy of CODA.

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Cecil Ricks is president and director of Architecture and Design at MATRIX Architects Engineers Planners Inc., which is entering its 29th year as a design firm. He has specialized in commercial and industrial facilities, with a focus on renovation of buildings. Ricks holds a bachelor's degree in architecture from Kansas State University and is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and Tulsa Zoo Friends.

1: The recession was difficult for many architectural and engineering firms. How did MATRIX make it through?

One of the keys to MATRIX's success over the years is the long-term relationship with our clients. We've worked with many remarkable clients who have helped us earn the reputation of being a great design firm that hires creative people and lets them be creative. The extended relationship between our staff and our clients is helping us make it through.

2: Is the demand for your firm's services rising significantly now?

We've seen a slow but steady increase in our workload. We've seen more requests for proposals from our clients over the last six months than we saw in the previous couple of years.

Architecture in this area has always been up and down. I recall a major downturn in the mid-'80s, another in the early '90s, a couple of bumps at the turn of the century and, of course, what's been happening lately.

3: What is your firm doing to make projects "greener?"

MATRIX always tried to work with more energy-efficient systems and more sustainable materials even before the "green" trend that we're seeing now. Whenever our clients wish to achieve LEED-certified projects, we have staff and consultants who can design to meet those requirements.

4: As president, what are your goals for MATRIX?

If you look up MATRIX in the dictionary, one of the definitions is "something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form."

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Summary: EAs have the toughest job in the world: changing peoples' minds.

The job of enterprise architects is not to smooth over existing arrangements to make technology run better for the business. Enterprise architects are put on this earth to overthrow the existing order of things.

That's the view of Nick Malik, who makes the point that EAs are in the business of revolution:

"As an enterprise architect, I am in the business of creating social change. Im actually paid to get things to change (hows THAT for a cool job). Of course, Im paid to make the changes within corporations, and the benefit goes to the corporation by making them more effective, efficient, or timely in their desire to 'make tangible' their own business strategy. However, the reasons and rationale aside, my job is all about change."

Of course, this entails one of the hardest jobs in the world -- getting people to change. To change their jobs, their workflows, their pre-concieved notions, and their thinking.

Nick says the key to getting people to make positive change boils down to one word: empathy. "Empathy is the single most powerful, most important, and most useful personality trait that an enterprise architect can have, bar none," he points out. It means more than just sitting in a meeting with an end-user and taking good notes -- it means "connecting at a deep level with the people that you are being asked to work with."

One can sense an undercurrent of Agile methodology in Nick's statement -- the idea of tech professionals sitting down and working in small groups with end-users, on a regular basis, release by release, until everyone is happy with the final outcome.

EAs need to take a leadership role in this process, he continues. And, ultimately, "only by connecting with another individual can an EA understand what is motivating that person to change, and what is keeping them from achieving it."

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