Phillips Exeter Academy Library
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The Phillips Exeter Academy Library is a renowned modernist library building at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, celebrated for its monumental geometric design and masterful use of natural light by architect Louis Kahn.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phillips Exeter Academy Library canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic library
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library building ⓘ modernist building ⓘ |
| architect | Louis Kahn ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| awarded |
AIA Twenty-five Year Award
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surface form:
American Institute of Architects Twenty-five Year Award
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| awardReceived | AIA Twenty-five Year Award ⓘ |
| campus | Phillips Exeter Academy campus ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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School libraries in the United States ⓘ |
| client | Phillips Exeter Academy ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedBy |
Louis Kahn
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surface form:
Louis I. Kahn
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| hasArchitecturalElement |
concrete cross beams
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grand central void ⓘ recessed windows ⓘ symmetrical plan ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType | secondary school library collection ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
brick exterior walls
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central atrium ⓘ exposed concrete structure ⓘ large circular openings in concrete walls ⓘ monumental geometric interior ⓘ perimeter study carrels ⓘ skylit reading areas ⓘ |
| hasFloorCount | 4 ⓘ |
| hasLightingDesign |
indirect natural light to reading areas
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top lighting through skylights ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | widely regarded as a masterpiece of 20th-century architecture ⓘ |
| inception | 1965 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Exeter, New Hampshire
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Phillips Exeter Academy ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| materialUsed |
brick
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concrete ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| name | Class of 1945 Library ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on late modernist library design
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integration of structure and space ⓘ masterful use of natural light ⓘ monumental geometric design ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Phillips Exeter Academy ⓘ |
| partOf | Phillips Exeter Academy historic campus ensemble ⓘ |
| serves |
faculty of Phillips Exeter Academy
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students of Phillips Exeter Academy ⓘ |
| yearOfAward | 1997 ⓘ |
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