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Sterling Memorial Library International Room
Sterling Memorial Library International Room
New Haven, CT, United States
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Sterling Memorial Library International Room
New Haven, CT, United States
BACK TO THE FUTURE - When Sterling Memorial Library opened its doors to Yale students in 1930 it was deemed by architect James Gamble Rogers to be a cathedral to learning and the intellectual heart of a great university. To this day, it remains so and is considered a masterpiece of collegiate gothic style.
By 2010 though, The Memorabilia Room, later dubbed The Art of The Book Room, which had previously served as a stately showcase and reading room within the building had become underutilized and neglected. The hand crafted ornate and decorative bookcases that lined the walls were in disrepair and had long ago lost their luster; the once original Samuel Yellin chandeliers that hung from the ornate plaster ceiling had been replaced with acrylic covered suspended fluorescent lighting – various electrical, security and fire alarm devices were insensitively added to the walls and the ceiling and further contributed to its degradation.
CWA was brought on to transform the space into its next incarnation, The International Room – the goal being to not only provide a modern portal to all international aspects of the University but to also restore the space to it’s former elegance and splendor. Through thoughtful, sensitive and artful design, the room has at once been brought back to its original grandeur while providing the latest in technology and media resources to curious students and researchers alike; It also doubles also as a lecture hall for presentations.
Had a flux capacitor been available to them, we’d like to think both Mr. Rogers and Mr. Yellin would be quite pleased with the results.
By 2010 though, The Memorabilia Room, later dubbed The Art of The Book Room, which had previously served as a stately showcase and reading room within the building had become underutilized and neglected. The hand crafted ornate and decorative bookcases that lined the walls were in disrepair and had long ago lost their luster; the once original Samuel Yellin chandeliers that hung from the ornate plaster ceiling had been replaced with acrylic covered suspended fluorescent lighting – various electrical, security and fire alarm devices were insensitively added to the walls and the ceiling and further contributed to its degradation.
CWA was brought on to transform the space into its next incarnation, The International Room – the goal being to not only provide a modern portal to all international aspects of the University but to also restore the space to it’s former elegance and splendor. Through thoughtful, sensitive and artful design, the room has at once been brought back to its original grandeur while providing the latest in technology and media resources to curious students and researchers alike; It also doubles also as a lecture hall for presentations.
Had a flux capacitor been available to them, we’d like to think both Mr. Rogers and Mr. Yellin would be quite pleased with the results.
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