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Library · Modernism

Cambridge University Library

Giles Gilbert Scott · Cambridge, GB · 1934

Key featuresAcademic library with a distinctive front-facing tower, resembling Scott's industrial architecture.

Architect
Giles Gilbert Scott
Place
Cambridge, GB
Year
1934
Typology
Library
Movement
Modernism
Region
Europe
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