Newman Library and Technology Center
New York, USA
The Baruch College Library and Technology Center realizes the first part of a master plan designed to introduce much needed facilities onto Baruch College’s urban campus.
To create the new library the 1894 industrial building, designed in Italian Renaissance style, was completely renovated. The original Pompeiian brick, terra cotta, and pink New England limestone facade was restored, while only the structural columns of the building remains as part of the new interior.
The 330,000 square foot building is divided into nine floors and includes, in addition to the library, a conference center, a state-of-the-art computing and technology center, a media center, and the offices of enrollment. A grand staircase in the two-story entrance lobby leads to the main floor of the library which is organized around a five-story skylit atrium created from an existing lightwell. The atrium, as well as most of the other library interiors, is paneled in cherry wood and topped by a 70-by-90-foot skylight. The new library accommodates 525,000 volumes.
Since this facility opened, library daily attendance figures have tripled and the circulation of materials has more than doubled.
Selected Awards
- Association of College & Research Libraries, Excellence in Academic Libraries Award, 2003
- American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Excellence in Design, 1996
- American Institute of Architects/American Library Association Honor Award for Excellence in Design, 1995
- Municipal Art Society Annual Award, 1995
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