Phillips Exeter Academy Library
Item
- Title
- Phillips Exeter Academy Library
- Alternative Title
- Class of 1945 Library
- Creator
- Louis Isidore Kahn (Russian-American architect and city planner, 1901-1974)
- City
- Exeter, New Hampshire, United States
- Country
- United States
- Date Created
- 1965-1971 (creation)
- Century
- 20th century
- Classification
- Architecture and City Planning
- Building Type
- academic libraries
- libraries
- information handling facilities
- university buildings
- schools
- academic buildings
- Style/Period
- Modernist
- Cultural Context
- American
- Materials
- concrete
- brick
- teak
- marble
- Description
- 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
- Saif Haq
- Photographer
- Saif Haq
- Rights Holder
- © Saif Haq
- Access Rights
- Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.
Louis Isidore Kahn (Russian-American architect and city planner, 1901-1974), “Phillips Exeter Academy Library”, Saif Haq Collection, accessed November 26, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/haq/item/15993