COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Burton Barr Central Library
Image View:
Interior, book stacks with integrated arched lighting
Creator:
William P. Bruder (American architect, born 1946)
Location:
site: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Location Note:
1221 North Central Avenue
GPS:
+33.4625-112.073194
Date:
1995 (design)
Cultural Context:
American
Style Period:
Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
library (building)
Classification:
architecture
Material:
copper; steel; concrete; glass; stainless steel
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Measurements:
280,000 ft2 (area, building)
Description:
DWL Architects and Will Bruder teamed to design the building, the central library for the Phoenix Public Library system. Ongoing work has been performed by Will Bruder+Partners. The building incorporates a Buckminster Fuller tensegrity structure in its roof and is physically oriented for a display of sunlight alignment on equinox days. The building is five stories; most of the fifth floor is an open, 1-acre (0.40 ha) reading room. The entire building is connected by a five-floor glass-and-steel elevator and stairwell known as the ""Crystal Canyon."" The footprint of the library is based upon 32 ft. 8 in. square bays, a measurement derived from library stack modules. In 2010, the library received a LEED Existing Buildings Silver 2.0 designation. (Source: ArchDaily; http://www.archdaily.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Eight
Identifier:
1A2-US-PH-BL-E35
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Burton Barr Central Library
