The renovations restored the architectural landmark to its illuminated glory by. Campbell will pryce the beinecke library, yale university the beinecke library, yale university, new haven, 1963 by gordon bunshaft beinecke rare book and manuscript library, new haven, ct. Beinecke library showing 1 16 of 123389 for search. His addition to the albright knox art gallery in buffalo, new york 1961 featured a glassy black box floating over a stone podium, and for the beinecke rare book library at yale university 1963.
Beinecke rare book and manuscript library new haven. Home tours architecture of yale index of architects. Completed in 1963, beinecke is considered gordon bunshafts masterpiece. Permission for use must be obtained in writing from beinecke rare book and manuscript library yale university, new haven, conn. But it also posed a major challenge, says bill mahalko, who.
Glass and steel structures of the 1950s, such as new yorks chase manhattan bank, gave way to revolutionary designs in concrete, such as the beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale university and the doughnutshaped hirshhorn museum in washington, dc. Enzo figueres moment mobile collection getty images. Photograph of unidentified man ascending stairs and unidentified woman seated at front desk at the beinecke. It is, nevertheless, cogoverned by the university library and the yale corporation. Beinecke rare book library gordon bunshaft som great. Yales rare book library is designed to shield precious works. Finding aids describe the creation, content, context, and arrangement of archival materials, allowing users to identify and request materials relevant to their research. It also reflects the wonderful collaboration between engineers and architects. Beinecke rare book library library architecture, beautiful. New haven 1963 by gordon bunshaft photograph of unidentified man ascending stairs and unidentified woman seated at front desk at the beinecke by beinecke library, via flickr see more. Raucher named architect for the university of virginia article date article author author email. Jun, 2017 the modernist edifice houses a rich rare book library and literary archive, and it was established as a gift from the beinecke family.
One of the architects he invited to participate was gordon bunshaft of skidmore. It was time to celebrate our success and our remarkable building architect gordon bunshafts masterpiece of marble, granite, bronze and glass but after 50 years as a worldclass center of research and scholarship, the librarys infrastructure needs upgrading. The library book shelves are placed in the centre and are accessed from the internal structure, the materials used. It was time to celebrate our success and our remarkable building architect gordon bunshafts masterpiece of marble, granite, bronze and glass but after 50 years as a worldclass center of research and scholarship, the library s infrastructure needs upgrading. In the late 1950s, interest in rare books, the philanthropy of the beineckes, the universitys pressing need for a special collections library, and the design by the architect gordon bunshaft, created the beinecke library.
Yales beinecke rare book and manuscript library turns 50. But after 50 years as a worldclass center of research and scholarship, the librarys infrastructure needs upgrading. The building was designed by pritzker prize architect gordon bunshaft of the firm of skidmore, owings, and merrill, and is one of the largest buildings in the world reserved exclusively for the preservation of rare books and manuscripts. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library yale university. Introduction the beinecke rare book and manuscript library is one of the worlds largest buildings devoted to rare books and manuscripts housing about 180,000 volumes in the central tower and over 1. One of the worlds largest libraries devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts, it is yale universitys principal repository of literary archives, early manuscripts, and rare books. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale brbl is an architectural icon and its 500,00 rare books and over one million volumes make it one of the most important research facilities of its kind in the world.
The structure of the library consists of four walls, each a vierendeel welded steel. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library contains the principal rare books and literary manuscripts of yale university and serves as a center for research by students, faculty, and other scholars, whether affiliated with yale or not. Lever house, beinecke rare book and manuscript library, hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden lever house, new york city gordon bunshaft, faia may 9, 1909 august 6, 1990, was an american architect, a leading proponent of modern design in the midtwentieth century. It is a new building nestled among the old, which is an apt juxtaposition given that the librarys holdings are some of the oldest texts in existence. The structure of the library consists of four walls, each a vierendeel welded steel taperedcross truss into which a grid of vermont montclair danby marble panes has been fitted. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, new haven, ct. Established in 1963, yales beinecke library celebrated its 50th anniversary on 20. Dec 04, 2016 this remarkable jewelbox is the beinecke library for rare books on the campus of yale university. Paul weidlinger and gordon bunshaft from som were the engineer and architect in charge of the design of this beautiful building. Yales beinecke library restored 20160901 architectural. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library home facebook.
Beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale university, designed by gordon bunshaft of skidmore, owings, and merrill. The design is in the new formalist mode of modernism, using a symmetrical and repeated rhythm of geometric. Translucent marble facade reflecting off of a glass table. Room beinecke rare book and manuscript library at the yale university, designed by gordon bundshaft of som.
The purpose of the building is to serve as a research center for students. Historic american buildings survey photocopy, architects drawing basement and attic plans restricted. This university bears a strong modern design and highly functional appearance, which i really like. This remarkable jewelbox is the beinecke library for rare books on the campus of yale university. Glass and steel structures of the 1950s, such as new yorks chase manhattan bank, gave way to revolutionary designs in concrete, such as the beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale university and the doughnutshaped hirshhorn museum in. A modernized beinecke library opens next month architect. Yale university beinecke rare book library, united states. The building, of vermont marble and granite, bronze and glass, was designed by gordon bunshaft, of the firm of skidmore, owings and merrill.
Art and architecture beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library docomomo. Since its opening in 1963, the marble exterior of beinecke rare book and manuscript library has kept hidden yales most obscure texts and invited the speculation of visitors and students alike. There were two fullyear exhibitions that explored the librarys architecture and people as well as a. The yale university library is the library system of yale university in new haven, connecticut. Article from room beinecke rare book and manuscript library at the yale university, designed by gordon bundshaft of som.
Beinecke rare book and manuscript library docomomo united. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library was an architectural incongruity amid. Cloistered by a shell of stone, the 1963 beinecke rare book and manuscript library in yale, us, is one of the worlds foremost collections of rare manuscripts. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library architectuul. Having provided its own funding, the library is financially independent of the university. It is as close to a perfectly conceived and executed building as i have seen, certainly one of the greatest work of american architecture. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library voynich wiki. Click on image or caption above to see image in the zoom viewer. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library new haven modern. The architect thought of the library as a treasure house of rare books whose presence ought to be emphasized. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library sits prominently and visibly in the center of the yale university campus.
Originating in 1701 with the gift of several dozen books to a new collegiate school, the librarys collection now contains approximately 15. Yale university beinecke rare book and manuscript library. The beinecke library contains yale universitys principal rare books and literary manuscripts and serves as a research center for students, faculty, and other. Among bunshafts other major projects are the albrightknox art gallery in buffalo, new york 1962, the beinecke rare book library at yale university 1963, incorporating a noguchi environment, the lyndon baines johnson library in austin, texas 1971, and acclaimed skyscrapers such as one chase manhattan plaza. Sunlight is passing through the translucent marble. The exterior of the steel is clad in granite while the interior frame is clad in precast stone and granite. Beinecke library is one of those amazing nonhidden structuresif you know how to stare at it. The beinecke library contains yale universitys principal rare books and literary manuscripts and serves as a research center for students, faculty, and other scholars. It was time to celebrate our success and our remarkable building architect gordon bunshafts masterpiece of marble, granite, bronze and glass. Yales rare book library is designed to shield precious. This led to the idea of housing about 160,000 volumes on six levels within the 35 x 60foot glass shaft in the center of the building, resting the weight of most of the books on the slab at the. She also directed the university commons and old campus master plans, the planning and design of the yale school of management and yale health center.
Connecticut travel honeymoon backpack backpacking vacation budget wanderlust off the beaten path. Introduction the beinecke rare book and manuscript library is one of the worlds largest buildings devoted to rare books and manuscripts housing about 180,000 volumes in the central tower and over 1 million that are kept in the underground book stacks. Newman architects and fms collaborated in the building renovation where the lighting scope centered on replacing the mostly original incandescent light fixtures with leds while preserving the. Stephen jones, head of access services at the beinecke library, shared with the news some of the most widespread rumors and absurd myths that. Yales rare book library is designed to shield precious works from. Room beinecke rare book and manuscript library at the. The modernist edifice houses a rich rare book library and literary archive. Its rectangular volume is enclosed in sheets of marble, thin enough at. Archives at yale contains finding aids from 10 libraries and repositories at yale university. The architect s newspaper is the most authoritative voice on architecture and design in the united states. The architect hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden. Yale center for british art yale university art gallery. Yale university beinecke rare book and manuscript library som.
Yales renovated beinecke library to reopen september 6. The building was designed by architect gordon bunshaft and is considered one of the worlds largest libraries devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts. The modernist edifice houses a rich rare book library and literary archive, and it was established as a gift from the beinecke family. Beinecke rare book library by gordon bunshaft som architect, at new haven, connecticut, 1963, architecture in the great buildings online. Beinecke library, yale architecture, beautiful library. Willis bristol house, 584 chapel street, new haven, new haven county, ct photos from survey habs ct274. The beinecke librarys robust collections are used to create new scholarship by researchers from around the world. Built in 1963, the library belongs to yale university, located in new haven, connecticut. When gordon bunshaft was chosen to design the presidential library for lyndon baines johnson, he considered his own home on long island travertine house. That means the interior of the building glows by day. Yale universitys beinecke rare book and manuscript library brbl was a 1963 gift of the beinecke family.
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