Beinecke Library marble-and-glass facade design

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The Beinecke Library marble-and-glass facade design is a modernist architectural composition of translucent marble panels set within a steel-and-glass framework that creates a softly lit, windowless exterior for Yale University's rare book library.

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instanceOf architectural facade design
modernist architecture
associatedWithBuilding Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library facade
associatedWithInstitution Yale University Library system
designedFor manuscript preservation
rare book preservation
hasArchitecturalStyle Modernist
hasComponent glass panels
marble panels
hasDesignGoal create a monumental modernist enclosure
minimize direct sunlight on collections
hasExteriorCharacteristic windowless appearance
hasFunction filter daylight to protect rare materials
provide controlled natural illumination
hasLightingCharacteristic softly diffused interior light
hasStructuralSystem steel-and-glass framework
hasVisualEffect glowing translucent walls
monolithic exterior volume
locatedIn New Haven, Connecticut
United States
Yale University
partOf Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
usesMaterial glass
steel
translucent marble

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Gordon Bunshaft notableWork Beinecke Library marble-and-glass facade design