Yale Library Marble Facade

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Yale library marble facade.

Opened in 1963 the library is renowned for its translucent marble façade and the world renowned glass book tower sheltered within a dramatic arrangement resulting from the particular requirements of a. Yale rare book library beinecke library. New haven ct 06511. 31 to current yale faculty graduate and professional students and staff authorized to work on campus.

A gift from frederick and edwin beinecke a pair of yale alumni allowed the university to construct a purpose built library building for its growing collection in the 1960 s 2 3 view more. Completed in 1963. The beinecke library contains yale university s principal rare books and literary manuscripts and serves as a research center for students faculty and other scholars. On july 1 barbara rockenbach started her new job as the stephen f.

Gordon bunshaft som translucent marble facade reflecting off of a glass table new haven ct completed in 1963 my first flickr photo w 5000 views. Mar 9 2014 beinecke library architect. Established by a gift of the beinecke family and given its own endowment the. Translucent marble facade reflecting off of a glass table.

Work began on the building in 1960 and was completed in 1963. These marble panels filter light so that rare materials can be displayed without damage. The beinecke rare book manuscript library ˈ b aɪ n ɪ k i is the rare book library and literary archive of the yale university library in new haven connecticut situated on yale university s hewitt quadrangle the building was designed by gordon bunshaft of skidmore owings merrill and completed in 1963. In an interview with the yale alumni magazine she talks about the importance of place the connections between digital and physical collections and what yale library might learn from the challenges of serving students in the middle of a pandemic.

The white gray veined marble panes of the exterior are one and one quarter inches thick and are framed by shaped light gray vermont woodbury granite. Gates 68 university librarian. One of the largest buildings in the world devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts the library can accommodate 180 000 volumes in the central tower and more than 600 000. Cloistered by a protective shell of stone the beinecke rare book and manuscript library is one of the world s foremost collections of rare manuscripts.

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