Class of 1945 Library
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The Class of 1945 Library is the main academic library at Phillips Exeter Academy, renowned for its distinctive modernist architecture and central role in the school’s scholarly life.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic library
ⓘ
building ⓘ modernist architecture work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Exeter Library
ⓘ
Phillips Exeter Academy Library ⓘ |
| architect |
Louis Kahn
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis I. Kahn
Louis Kahn ⓘ
surface form:
Louis Isadore Kahn
|
| architecturalStyle |
Brutalist-influenced modernism
ⓘ
Modernist ⓘ |
| category |
Libraries in New Hampshire
ⓘ
Modernist architecture in the United States ⓘ School libraries in the United States ⓘ |
| client | Phillips Exeter Academy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| function | main academic library of Phillips Exeter Academy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administrative offices
ⓘ
book stacks ⓘ central atrium ⓘ faculty study spaces ⓘ reading areas ⓘ seminar rooms ⓘ study carrels ⓘ |
| hasRole |
central study space on campus
ⓘ
repository of the school’s academic collections ⓘ |
| languageOfMaterials | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Exeter, New Hampshire
ⓘ
Phillips Exeter Academy ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
concrete ⓘ glass ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Phillips Exeter Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
Phillips Exeter Academy Class of 1945
|
| notableFor |
central role in Phillips Exeter Academy’s scholarly life
ⓘ
distinctive central atrium with large geometric openings ⓘ importance in Louis Kahn’s architectural oeuvre ⓘ integration of natural light into reading spaces ⓘ prominent use of brick and concrete ⓘ |
| operator | Phillips Exeter Academy ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
faculty of Phillips Exeter Academy
ⓘ
students of Phillips Exeter Academy ⓘ |
| use |
book storage
ⓘ
reading rooms ⓘ study and research ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.