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The library of the prestigious boarding school offers print and electronic resources, research guides, and programs for the community. Designed by Louis Kahn, the library is a modern architectural masterpiece and a cultural center for the Academy.
Phillips Exeter Academy Library is a library that serves Phillips Exeter Academy, an independent boarding school located in Exeter, New Hampshire. It is the largest secondary school library in the world, containing 160,000 volumes over nine levels with a shelf capacity of 250,000 volumes.
Seen across the grass lawn of the Phillips Exeter Academy campus, the Library is a massive, cubic brick block, 111 feet (334 metres) wide and 80 feet (24 metres) tall, its re-entrant corners stepping back to reveal the four 88 foot (2.7 metre) wide 'brick buildings' housing the carrels.
- 20 Main Street, Exeter, New Hamps hire, USA
- 1965-1972
- KAHN, LOUIS I.
- PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY LIBRARY
Learn about the design and history of the library by Louis Kahn, one of the most important and visually austere buildings he built for an American university. See photos, plans and details of the facades, spaces, structure and materials of this modernist masterpiece.
- Exeter, New Hampshire, United States of America
4 days ago · Learn about the history, design, collections, and programs of the library that serves the students, faculty, and alumni/ae of Phillips Exeter Academy. Explore the rare books, manuscripts, films, and exhibits that reflect the academic and artistic achievements of Exeter's community.
4 days ago · Learn how the Class of 1945 Library was planned and built over 15 years, from the first ideas to the final form. Explore the architectural features, functional requirements, and design details of this modern masterpiece.