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17 de may. de 2024 · The library of the prestigious boarding school offers print and electronic resources, research guides, and programs for the community. Designed by Louis Kahn, the library is a modern architectural masterpiece and a cultural center for the Academy.
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9 de jun. de 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 consistently...
29 de may. de 2020 · Learn about the design and legacy of the Phillips Exeter Academy Library, a masterpiece by architect Louis Kahn. See photos, plans, sections, and biography of Kahn and his work.
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.
Año de Construcción. 1965-1972. Ubicación. New Hampshire, Estados Unidos. Introducción. En 1965, Louis Kahn recibe el encargo para diseñar la Biblioteca y el comedor para la comunidad de la escuela preparatoria de la Phillips Exeter Academy.
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.