The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is the rare book library and literary archive of Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. It is one of the largest buildings in the world dedica
Library, year 2024
The Beinecke Library in architectural context, including Woolsey Hall in the foreground
Exterior view at night
Closeup of the building's geometric exterior
Gordon Bunshaft
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Gordon Bunshaft was an American architect, a leading proponent of modern design in the mid-twentieth century. A partner in Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Bunshaft joined the firm in 1937 and remained wit
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
…and is co-governed by Yale University Library and Yale Corporation. Situated on Yale University's Hewitt Quadrangle, the building was designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in 1963. From 2015 to 2016 the library building was closed for 18 months for major renovations, which…
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Bunshaft's only single-family residence, the Travertine House, later demolished
Exterior of the Hirshhorn Museum, facing Independence Avenue
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