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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, New Hampshire, United States)en_US
dc.coverage.temporal1965-1971 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorKahn, Louis Isidoreen_US
dc.date1965-1971en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-26T19:38:15Z
dc.date.available2012-12-26T19:38:15Z
dc.date.issued1965-1971en_US
dc.identifier179777en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 115en_US
dc.descriptionReading area on the second floor, view showing corner condition; The Phillips Exeter Academy Library at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire is among the renowned masterworks of architect Louis Kahn. The building is organized around a 5-story atrium, providing the reading room with even, diffuse daylight all year round. The atrium is encircled by balconies containing the stacks and study alcoves. In 1995, the library was officially named the Class of 1945 Library, honoring Dr. Lewis Perry, Exeter's eighth principal (1914-1946). In 1997, the Library was awarded the American Institute of Architects' Twenty-five Year Award. It is currently the largest secondary school library in the United States, housing 145,000 volumes on nine levels and has a shelf capacity of 250,000 volumes. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 1/3/2008)en_US
dc.format.mediumconcrete; brick; teak; marbleen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectcontemporary (1960 to present)en_US
dc.subjectModernisten_US
dc.titlePhillips Exeter Academy Library, Class of 1945 Libraryen_US
dc.title.alternativePhillips Exeter Academy Libraryen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A1-KL-EL-R6en_US
dc.contributor.displayLouis Isidore Kahn (American architect, 1901-1974)en_US


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