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James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Raleigh: exterior. second angle of Hunt
1/5 · Exterior · second angle of HuntPhoto: Seannator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Raleigh: interior. common area next to lobby where students can study and read
2/5 · Interior · common area next to lobby where students can study and readPhoto: Seannator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Raleigh: interior. North Carolina State University James B
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James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Raleigh: detail. students can view through these windows to see the bookBot in action
4/5 · Detail · students can view through these windows to see the bookBot in actionPhoto: Seannator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Raleigh: detail. North Carolina State University James B
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Library · Contemporary

James B. Hunt Jr. Library

Kjetil Trædal ThorsenbySnøhetta (lead designer); Pearce Brinkley Cease & Lee (executive architect)See all 8 buildings →Raleigh, United States ↗

2013

Key featuresFive-floor university library with a glass-walled bookBot robot store, partial green roof and abundant daylight.

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Architect
Snøhetta (lead designer); Pearce Brinkley Cease & Lee (executive architect)
Place
Raleigh, United States
Year
2013
Typology
Library
Movement
Contemporary
Region
Americas

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