Exeter Library (Class of 1945 Library)

Architect: Louis Kahn

Year: 1972

Location: Exeter, United States

Category: Cultural / Library

Exeter Library (Class of 1945 Library)

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In 1965 Louis I. Kahn was commissioned by the Phillips Exeter Academy to design a library for the school. The Academy had been planning the new library for fifteen years but were consistently disappointed with the designs that the hired architects and committee were proposing.

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