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Paul weidlinger and gordon bunshaft from som were the engineer and architect in charge of the design of this beautiful building. Aug 01, 2017 cloistered by a protective shell of stone, the beinecke rare book and manuscript library is one of the worlds foremost collections of rare manuscripts. 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. Established in 1963, yales beinecke library celebrated its 50th anniversary on 20. 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. Yale university, beinecke rare book and manuscript library. 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.

Beinecke rare book and manuscript library construction photographs. Bunshaft s career was marked by shifts in material. Beinecke rare book library gordon bunshaft som great. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library has become so loved by the yale community that the universitys imprint published a bookthe beinecke library of yale universityin 2003 in honor of the librarys fortieth anniversary, filled with essay contributions from employees past and present.

Johansen, caproni associates 1964 trade union plaza. The beinecke library, yale university, new haven, 1963 by gordon bunshaft beinecke rare book and manuscript library, new haven, ct. The beinecke library contains yale universitys principal rare books and literary manuscripts and serves as a research center for students, faculty, and other scholars. Sgh has undertaken over ten projects at the library, which included rehabilitation of enclosure and structure systems and the development of. Beinecke library is one of those amazing nonhidden structuresif you know how to stare at it.

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 one of the largest buildings in the world devoted entirely to rare books and. Gordon bunshaft stands in front of the beinecke rare book library at yale university 1963. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library all light comes through the stones in the wall, and the honeycolor trickle of sun rays makes it magical. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library was an architectural incongruity amid the universitys traditional neoclassical and neogothic campus. Oxfords di lewis and ds hathaway are dispatched to america to investigate. Yales beinecke library restored 20160901 architectural. It also reflects the wonderful collaboration between engineers and architects.

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. Yale university beinecke rare book and manuscript library som. Oxfords bodleian library has lent a collection of rare and historical documents to yales beinecke. Jan 16, 2020 gordon bunshaft stands in front of the beinecke rare book library at yale university 1963. Gordon bunshaft, american architect and corecipient with oscar niemeyer of the prestigious pritzker prize in 1988.

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. Bunshaft designed three major institutional buildings. Yales beinecke rare book and manuscript library has one of the worlds largest collections of rare books. Beinecke houses one of the worlds largest collections of rare books and manuscripts and currently has about half a million volumes and several million manuscripts. One of the largest buildings in the world devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts, the library can accommodate 180,000 volumes in the central tower and. 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. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library home facebook. Its rectangular volume is enclosed in sheets of marble, thin enough at. Yale universitys beinecke rare book and manuscript library is the largest. Designed by gordon bunshaft of the architecture firm skidmore, owings. Opened in 1963, the library is renowned for its translucent marble facade and the worldrenowned glass book tower sheltered within a dramatic arrangement resulting from the particular requirements of a repository for literary artifacts. Courtesy manuscripts and archives, yale university library you couldnt invent a firm of more interest or appeal to organization theorists and historians of capitalism than som. One of the largest buildings in the world devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts. Bunshafts collaborations with artists, including isamu noguchi, jean dubuffet, and henry moore, were of paramount importance throughout his career.

Yale universitys beinecke rare book and manuscript library is the largest building in the world dedicated to the containment and preservation of rare books, manuscripts, and documents. As they cross the plaza, lamenting the expected lack of a proper pint, a siren blares and people run from the building. The purpose of the building is to serve as a research center for students. Yales beinecke rare book and manuscript library turns 50. He graduated from the massachusetts institute of technology with a masters in architecture. 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. The building was designed by gordon bunshaft and completed in 1963. It serves as a principal repository for early manuscripts and rare books, including a gutenberg bible. Sunlight is passing through the translucent marble. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library youtube. 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. Search terms search type all fields title creator subject call number curated collection find advanced. That means the interior of the building glows by day.

Beinecke rare book and manuscript library new haven. Beinecke digital collections home photograph of beinecke office. Known for his glassandsteel curtain wall designs, bunshaft knew that large windows would be a risky. Victor christjaner and davis, cochran and miller 1968 armstrong rubber co. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library new haven modern. Yale university beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Som yale university beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library architectuul. Nov 19, 2019 bunshafts career was marked by shifts in material. When gordon bunshaft was chosen to design the presidential library for lyndon baines johnson, he considered his own home on long island travertine house. You cant spell som without gordon bunshaft metropolis.

Beinecke rare book and manuscript library docomomo. Stephen jones, head of access services at the beinecke library, shared with the news some of the most widespread. The librarys holdings include about a million items, most of which are housed onsite at the gordon bunshaftdesigned building. Beinecke rare book library by gordon bunshaft som architect, at new haven, connecticut, 1963, architecture in the great buildings online. He then travelled through europe and north africa on two separate travelling fellowships. Detail of the beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale, new haven, connecticut. Cloistered by a protective shell of stone, the beinecke rare book and manuscript library is one of the worlds foremost collections of rare manuscripts. Grace building, the lever house tower could be built without setbacks. Yales beinecke rare book and manuscript library photos by salt water new england. Educated at the massachusetts institute of technology, bunshaft. The beinecke librarys robust collections are used to create new scholarship by researchers from around the world. His design of the lever house skyscraper in new york city 1952 exerted a strong influence in american architecture.

Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, new haven, ct. Le batiment, concu par larchitecte gordon bunshaft, du cabinet darchitectes skidmore, owings and merrill, est le plus grand. Lever house and more from gordon bunshafts som portfolio. Malmo live is an open, expressive, dynamic building.