Facilities master plan client phillips exeter academy location exeter, nh year completed 2002 more academic projects share facebook twitter linkedin email press awards related links. I chose the philips exeter academy library by louis kahn. This present paper examines how the geometric forms of the library shape patrons relationships to media in the collection, and how kahns elementary geometries have accommodated new media. General visitors not associated with the academy are welcome during most school breaks. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Kahn 19011974, a philadelphia architect of international renown, was completed in 1971 and was one of his last major works.
Lewis published by princeton architectural press 2016. Programs that enrich the academy such as the bennett fellow writer in. The phillips exeter academy librarys web site is an excellent resource. Phillips exeter library, exeter, new hampshire library. Phillips exeter academy is a coeducational residential school founded in 1781 and serving students in grades 9 through 12, and postgraduate level. The library at phillips exeter academy in exeter, nh, has won the twentyfive year award from the american institute of architects.
Exeter library, louis kahn new hampshire building e. Includes photographs, plan, and short bibliography. The exeter library, which opened in 1971, was designed by louis i. Design integration laboratory affiliated with the department of architecture. His gift will be used to support the academys reference librarian position and the acquisition of electronic databases for the academy library. Phillips exeter academy library has been listed as one of the art and architecture good articles under the good article criteria. See more ideas about exeter library, exeter and phillips exeter academy. Kahnand gets it biblioteca exeter at duckduckgo why americas most stunning library left me coldat first matt m inspiration spindle chairs add a touch of. In 1951 kahn received a commission to design the yale. In the spirit of the grand, classical tradition of the focal organizing space, the reading room is a central hall encircled by balconies containing the. Cg shortfilm about louis kahns phillips exeter academy library. With approximately 3000 print and electronic volumes, the academy library, designed by. Exeter has a tradition of academic excellence, a distinguished faculty, and a long history of educating young people to find their place in the world.
Phillips exeter academy library luminance analysis youtube. Phillips exeter academy library is a library that serves phillips exeter academy. George bancroft was secretary of the navy from 1845 to 1846. When it became clear in the 1950s that the library had outgrown its existing building, the school initially hired an architect who proposed a. This library is one of the most important and visually austere buildings kahn built for an american university. Exeter library louis kahn exeter library, louis kahn. Decisions about book selections and the librarys program were in the hands of. View all hotels near phillips exeter academy on tripadvisor. Contact the academy librarian for specific dates and times.
Figure 6 of an academic paper called the tectonic integration of louis i. Exeter library louis kahn louis kahn, exeter library. Kahns library at phillips exeter academy geometries of architecture and media function as parallel rhetorical systems, sometimes complementing, sometimes contradicting one another. John phillips had made his fortune as a merchant and banker before going into public service, and financially supported his nephew samuel phillips, jr. Phillips exeter academy library, new hampshire, usa by will. Materials used in construction of the class of 1945 library therefore include. Inspirational school libraries from around the world. Phillips exeter academy exeter, nh phillips exeter academy, a coeducational residential school serving students in grades 9 through 12, and postgraduate level, was founded in 1781 by john phillips. Feb 11, 2018 this is a part of the lighting analysis kairos design conducted via software on the interiors of the legendary phillips exeter library designed by louis i. The phillips exeter academy library, with 160,000 volumes on nine levels and a shelf capacity of 250,000 volumes, is the largest secondary school library in the world. An outstanding collaboration of design and technology, this icon of cleanly. Construction began in april 1969 and was completed in november 1971.
Louis kahn phillips exeter academy library diagrams on risd. Exeter library commentary elemental in its contemporary directness and built also with the sense and durability of the great monuments of history is the library at phillips exeter academy. Phillips exeter library, exeter, new hampshire library of. Louis kahn phillips exeter academy library diagrams on. The professor would give us limited time to draw inclass analysis drawings for the buildings that we chose. Deciding instead to construct a library with a contemporary design, the school. Phillips exeter academy library interior architecture. Light analysis of philip exeter academy library daylight and electric light. Live security and surveillance camera for phillips exeter.
The award is bestowed annually on an american work of architecture that has proved its merit over a life of at least a quarter of a century. Kahn was commissioned in november 1965 to design the academy library. It is part of the phillips exeter academy, an independent boarding school. Exeter library louis kahn exeter library, louis kahn, exeter. Second floor plan architectural drawings, models, photos, etc. Phillips exeter academy online student schedule website.
This is a part of the lighting analysis kairos design conducted via software on the interiors of the legendary phillips exeter library designed by. Welcome to the class of 1945 library s visitor webpage. Compared to the salk institutes large campus and the enormous national assembly building, a nine story library in new hampshire was a small, perhaps boutique project. Introduction in 1965, louis kahn was called on to design a library and dining area for the high school community in the phillips exeter academy. What its like to attend phillips exeter academy business.
Phillips exeter academy library class of 1945 library a project by louis kahn exeter, new hampshire, usa, completed in 1965 louis i. The new library at exeter, like his other later works, is suffused with light, which changes the character of its spaces depending on time of day, season, and weather. The library received the aias twentyfive year award in 1997. Phillips exeter academy library, new hampshire, usa by. Kahn also incorporated wood, particularly white oak. The space provides access to 260,000 print and electronic volumes. Marks passion for the world of academia will live on through the generous bequest he made to exeter.
The aia honored the works of perhaps no other architect more than that of louis kahn 1971 gold medalist. This is a live surveillance camera for phillips exeter academy project center for theater and dance. The phillips exeter academy library s web site is an excellent resource. Students may also meet the technician at the academy library. In 1995, the library was officially named the class of 1945 library, honoring dr. The architect was chosen based on the results achieved in the projects. Please check with library staff for specific information. Daylighting in the history of architecture part ii. The client specified the use of exeter brick, stone and slate.
Phillips exeter academy class of 1945 library 20 main street exeter, nh 038332460. Kahn was commissioned by the phillips exeter academy to design a library for the school. Phillips exeter library, exeter usa louis kahn 1971. Phillips exeter academy library is a library that serves phillips exeter academy, an independent boarding school located in exeter, new hampshire. In a prestigious school like phillips exeter academy, kahn imagined the students to be humbled by the sense of arrival into the a sacred place like the library. Ganley, proposals for the library at the phillips exeter academy exeter, nh. This is a part of the lighting analysis kairos design conducted via software on the interiors of the legendary phillips exeter library designed by louis i.
Phillips exeter academy 2020 all you need to know before. S louis kahn a graduate of phillips exeter academy in new hampshire returns to its celebrated but imposing library by architect louis i. The library at phillips exeter academy in exeter, nh, has won the twentyfive year award from the architects. John phillips, a graduate of harvard and resident of exeter, new hampshire opened the academy in 1781, he set out to teach young men the great and real business of living.
The academy building, the fourth such building at phillips exeter academy, a prestigious preparatory school in. Dec 08, 2010 by the later part of his career, kahns commission to design the new library at phillips exeter academy in 1965 contrasted with his other projects. By the later part of his career, kahns commission to design the new library at phillips exeter academy in 1965 contrasted with his other projects. Interesting note about the project, despite the extra 10 months needed for the. Light analysis of philip exeter academy library on behance. Although there has been broad coverage of many aspects of his work, specific information on this building has been comparatively scarce and scattered. The phillips exeter academy library in exeter, new hampshire, u. To ensure the new library was in keeping with the rest of the academy campus, the design documents developed by the faculty committee specified the use of various materials, including that the library be brick. Published in manual of section by paul lewis, marc tsurumaki, and david j. The final design document, entitled proposals for the library at phillips exeter academy, also had the subtitle of program of requirements for the new library. Renowned architect louis kahn was commissioned to design the phillips exeter academy in 1965. April 1966 latest date on working drawings in the kahn collection. Construction and materials phillips exeter academy. 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.
The library at phillips exeter academy, which was designed by louis i. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at phillips exeter academy. Exeter library, louis kahn new hampshire building earchitect. Phillips exeter academy project center for theater and dance is using sensera systems solarwireless cellular site cameras for live viewing of this project. This is the phillips exeter academy company profile. Click on design of the library to see links to a kahn reference guide, floor schematics, etc. Phillips exeter library, exeter usa louis kahn iwan baan.