Yale Library Marble Facade

New haven ct 06511.

Yale library marble facade.

Completed in 1963. Yale rare book library beinecke library. Mar 9 2014 beinecke library architect. On july 1 barbara rockenbach started her new job as the stephen f.

31 to current yale faculty graduate and professional students and staff authorized to work on campus. 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 following libraries will reopen on aug. 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.

Work began on the building in 1960 and was completed in 1963. Established by a gift of the beinecke family and given its own endowment the. 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. 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.

Cloistered by a shell of stone the 1963 beinecke rare book and manuscript library in yale us is one of the world s foremost collections of rare manuscripts. 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. 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. 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.

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. These marble panels filter light so that rare materials can be displayed without damage. Bass library gilmore music library haas arts library marx science and social science library. Yale library fall 2020 access information.

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