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May 29, 2020 · The Philips Exeter Academy Library, designed by the renowned architect Louis Kahn, was completed in 1972 and is considered one of his greatest achievements. The building is a testament to Kahn’s unique approach to architecture, combining materials, light, and form to create a truly exceptional space.
Phillips Exeter Academy Library is a library that serves Phillips Exeter Academy, an independent boarding school located in Exeter, New Hampshire. It is the largest secondary school library in the world, containing 160,000 volumes over nine levels with a shelf capacity of 250,000 volumes.
In 1965, Louis Kahn was called on to design a library and dining area for the high school community in the Phillips Exeter Academy. This library is one of the most important and visually austere buildings Kahn built for an American university.
Jun 25, 2024 · The citation of the award states: "An outstanding collaboration of design and technology, this icon of cleanly articulated structure is a cultural center and modern architectural masterpiece for the original quadrangle of the renowned Academy. The massive block of dark-red brick reveals a surprising delicacy.
Seen across the grass lawn of the Phillips Exeter Academy campus, the Library is a massive, cubic brick block, 111 feet (334 metres) wide and 80 feet (24 metres) tall, its re-entrant corners stepping back to reveal the four 88 foot (2.7 metre) wide 'brick buildings' housing the carrels.
Jun 9, 2010 · In 1965 Louis I. Kahn was commissioned by the Phillips Exeter Academy to design a library for the school. The Academy had been planning the new library for fifteen years but were...
Jun 25, 2024 · The Library's Mission: The Class of 1945 Library seeks to provide for all its patrons—students, faculty/staff, and Academy family—a diverse collection of materials, technology, programs, and exhibits for informational and recreational needs.
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