• With approximately 315,000 print and electronic volumes, the Academy Library, designed by Louis Kahn, provides a welcoming atmosphere to learn and explore.
  • Seen across the grass lawn of the Phillips Exeter Academy campus, the Library is a massive, cubic brick block, 111 feet (334 metres) wide and 80 feet (24...
  • Phillips Exeter Academy Library is a library that serves Phillips Exeter Academy, an independent boarding school located in Exeter, New Hampshire.
  • The Philips Exeter Academy Library, designed by the renowned architect Louis Kahn, was completed in 1972 and is considered one of his greatest achievements.
  • Image #1 - satellite view of the site. Architect: Louis I. Kahn. Building: Phillips Exeter Academy Library. Project and construction years: 1965-71.
  • With state-of-the-art technology and expert librarians, the Phillips Exeter Academy Library provides an unparalleled research experience.
  • Text description provided by the architects. In 1965 Louis I. Kahn was commissioned by the Phillips Exeter Academy to design a library for the school.
  • Louis Kahn designed the Phillips Exeter Academy Library to resemble a cube. The innovative design diffuses and directs the daylight that floods the space...
  • "Elemental in its contemporary directness and built also with the sense and durability of the great monuments of history is the Library at Philips Exeter Academy.
  • Built in 1971 by architect Louis I. Kahn to serve the growing needs of a private school for boys, the Phillips Exeter Academy library uses local red brick and...