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Academic Library Buildings 2008

Academic: New Buildings | Academic: Additions & Renovations | Academic: Renovations Only
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ACADEMIC: NEW BUILDINGS

INSTITUTION PROJECT COST GROSS AREA SQUARE FOOT COST CONSTRUCTION COST EQUIPMENT COST BOOK CAPACITY SEATING CAPACITY ARCHITECT
Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Technology Center & Orradre Library, Santa Clara University, CA $92,000,000 194,000 $357.53 $69,400,000 $7,000,000 1,150,000 1,786 Pfeiffer Partners Architects
Utah Valley University Library, Orem 48,000,000 190,000 210.53 40,000,000 4,500,000 600,000 1,200 Alspector Architecture
Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons, Loyola University, Chicago 32,000,000 67,000 n/a n/a n/a 0 700 Solomon Cordwell Buenz
East Campus Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 31,122,747 108,200 210.66 22,793,442 5,040,000 168,000 994 Design Collective
Canizaro Library, Ave Maria University, FL 30,522,855 91,799 192.33 17,655,910 1,227,855 400,000 400 Cannon Design
Anschutz Medical Center Library, University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center 25,000,000 118,875 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Davis Partnership; Design Architect: Centerbrook
William Atkinson Hall Information & Technology Center, Jackson Community College, MI 16,500,000 53,000 221.48 11,738,300 866,743 42,000 600 SHW Group
B. Thomas Golisano Library, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY 11,500,000 45,500 195.48 8,894,320 925,400 222,500 400 Leo A. Daly; SWBR Architects
Christine & Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Library, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Prescott Campus, AZ 10,200,000 35,711 246.42 8,800,000 800,000 50,000 364 DLR Group
Tunxis Community College Library, Farmington, CT n/a 40,300 203.42 8,197,799 626,070 89,380 494 Du Bose Associates
Ford Library, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, NC 8,400,000 17,300 364.16 6,300,000 1,600,000 50,000 232 Perkins + Will
Clayton Glass Library, Motlow State Community College, Lynchburg, TN 7,435,000 32,000 184.37 5,900,000 415,000 62,000 320 Kline Swinney Associates
South Omaha Library, Metropolitan Community College* 6,567,652 23,300 189.51 4,415,669 366,641 65,000 94 Engberg Anderson; DLR Group
Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary Library, Elkhart, IN 6,190,300 29,970 170.76 5,117,721 194,193 190,000 100 The Troyer Group
University of Puerto Rico Library, Utuado Campus n/a 27,000 203.70 5,500,000 572,000 30,290 400 Marvel & Marchand
*A joint project with the Omaha Public Library, see Public Libraries, p. 42

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ACADEMIC: ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS

INSTITUTION STATUS PROJECT COST GROSS AREA SQUARE FOOT COST CONSTRUCTION COST EQUIPMENT COST BOOK CAPACITY SEATING CAPACITY ARCHITECT
Case Library & Geyer Ctr. for Information Technology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY Total $57,500,000 152,000 $242.76 $36,900,000 n/a 1,000,000 650 Shepley Bulfinch Richardson...
New n/a 51,000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Renovated n/a 101,000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
John Spoor Broome Library, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo Total 56,000,000 137,750 351.22 48,380,186 3,100,000 300,000 1,854 Foster + Partners
New n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Renovated n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Georgia State University Library, Atlanta Total 23,000,000 n/a n/a 16,769,666 n/a 1,300,000 n/a Leo A. Daly
New n/a 25,000 n/a n/a n/a n/a 850
Renovated n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Rothrock Library, Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville, PA Total 4,533,760 28,760 119.14 3,426,602 1,107,158 55,000 446 MKSD Architects
New 740,410 2,638 249.81 659,000 81,410 200 60
Renovated 3,793,350 26,122 105.95 2,767,602 1,025,748 54,800 386
Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University, Farmington, CT Total n/a 16,266 n/a n/a n/a * 35 Centerbrook Architects
New n/a 13,238 n/a n/a n/a * 10
Renovated n/a 3,028 n/a n/a n/a * 25
*The Walpole Library collection now includes 35,000 volumes, 30,000 prints, manuscripts, and 3000-plus letters

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ACADEMIC: RENOVATIONS ONLY

INSTITUTION PROJECT COST GROSS AREA SQUARE FOOT COST CONSTRUCTION COST EQUIPMENT COST BOOK CAPACITY SEATING CAPACITY ARCHITECT
Gleason Library, University of Rochester, NY $5,000,000 22,000 $131.00 $2,882,000 $704,000 n/a 330 Ayers/Saint/Gross
Pelletier Library, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA 4,600,000 80,000 36.04 2,882,813 1,018,283 772,000 660 DesignGroup
Richard Bland College Library, College of William & Mary, Petersburg, VA 2,651,738 23,085 101.87 2,351,738 300,000 69,000 250 The Lukmire Partnership
Frank Lee Martin Journalism Library, University of Missouri/Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia 2,079,100 7,150 274.00 1,959,100 185,000 30,000 121 SFS Architecture
Mary Norton Clapp Library, Occidental College, Los Angeles 1,500,000 7,025 156.58 1,100,000 15,000 n/a 76 Harley Ellis Devereaux
Vernon Alden Library, Ohio University, Athens 1,062,000 11,878 72.57 862,000 200,000 n/a 105 DesignGroup
Drake Memorial Library, College at Brockport, State University of New York 730,749 8,636 69.47 600,000 130,749 n/a 158 College at Brockport
F. Franklin Moon Library, State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry 378,341 11,830 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Campus physical plant staff
Franklin D. Schurz Library, Indiana University South Bend 301,719 4,252 48.44 205,948 95,771 10,000 106 Maregatti Interiors
Library-Student-Faculty Building, Purdue University North Central, Westville, IN 265,000 32,000 6.31 202,000 n/a 85,000 n/a Woollen, Molzan & Partners
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