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One of the worlds largest libraries devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts, it is yale universitys principal repository of literary archives, early manuscripts, and rare books. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library was an architectural incongruity amid. Gordon bunshaft, american architect and corecipient with oscar niemeyer of the prestigious pritzker prize in 1988. Jan 16, 2020 gordon bunshaft stands in front of the beinecke rare book library at yale university 1963. The architect thought of the library as a treasure house of rare books whose presence ought to be emphasized. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library is a shining architectural specimen of the modern movement. Gordon bunshaft beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Nov 19, 2019 perhaps his most direct swipe at mies came in the beinecke library at yale university 1963. Bunshafts simple design shifted the aesthetic of yales central corridor while also setting engineering precedents that went far beyond the campus confines.

Gordon bunshaft, faia, was an american architect, a leading proponent of modern design in the midtwentieth century. Arguably buffalos most famous homegrown architect gordon. Lever house and more from gordon bunshafts som portfolio. Beinecke digital studio new haven in 1963, yale university opened the most modern of structures to house its most ancient of books.

Beinecke rare book and manuscript library docomomo. In 2017 with the oncoming addition to the albrightknox art gallery, it is time for a look at who is arguably buffalos most famous homegrown architect gordon bunshaft. The library is home to the bollingen prize for poetry, awarded biannually, and to. The beinecke librarys robust collections are used to create new scholarship by researchers from around the world. New haven in 1963, yale university opened the most modern of structures to house its most. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library home facebook. Designed by gordon bunshaft of the architecture firm skidmore, owings. Although his garden for lever house was unrealized, bunshaft went on to design other gardens with sculptor isamu noguchi, such as the sunken garden at the yale university beinecke rare book and manuscript library 196064, the plaza at the chase manhattan bank, new york 196164, two gardens at ibm headquarters armonk, n.

Nov 19, 2019 bunshafts career was marked by shifts in material. Known for his glassandsteel curtain wall designs, bunshaft knew that large windows would be a risky. Established by a gift of the beinecke family and given its own endowment, the. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library was an architectural incongruity amid the universitys traditional neoclassical and neogothic campus. The long list of his notable buildings includes lever house in new york, the beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale university, the hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden in washington, d. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library docomomo united. Photograph by ezra stolleresto facade house facade architecture classic house parcs ceiling design stone libraries book decorative lighting. Dec 19, 2019 the long list of his notable buildings includes lever house in new york, the beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale university, the hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden in washington, d. Gordon bunshaft, faia may 9, 1909 august 6, 1990, was an american architect, a leading proponent of modern design in the midtwentieth century.

Bunshaft made the central book stack out of bronze. Media in category beinecke rare book and manuscript library the following 36 files are in this category, out of 36 total. The long list of his notable buildings includes lever house in new york, the beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale university, the hirshhorn. Gordon bunshafts 19091990 landmark 1952 design for lever house reshaped the. Yales beinecke rare book and manuscript library turns 50 the. Beinecke digital collections home romanov photograph album 6 search terms search type all fields title creator subject call number curated collection find advanced. He also designed his own house, called the travertine house, in the hamptons in 1962, and the johnson presidential library in 1971. Known for his glass andsteel curtain wall designs, bunshaft knew that large windows would. Gordon bunshaft, may 9, 1909 august 6, 1990, was an american architect, a leading proponent of modern design in the midtwentieth century. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, new haven, ct. When gordon bunshaft was chosen to design the presidential library for lyndon baines johnson, he considered his own home on long island travertine house. The beinecke library s robust collections are used to create new scholarship by researchers from around the world. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library brbl see map.

The beinecke library contains yale universitys principal rare books and literary manuscripts and serves as a research center for students, faculty, and other scholars. Established by a gift of the beinecke family and given its own endowment, the library is financially independent from the university and is cogoverned by the university library and yale corporation. A stern figure and a loyal advocate of the international style, bunshaft spent the majority of his career as partner and lead designer for som, who have referred to him as a titan of industry, a decisive army general, an architectural john wayne. Beinecke rare book library by gordon bunshaft som architect, at new haven, connecticut, 1963, architecture in the great buildings online. Educated at the massachusetts institute of technology, bunshaft. Courtesy manuscripts and archives, yale university library you couldnt invent a firm of more interest or appeal to organization theorists and historians of capitalism than som.

Bunshaft designed three major institutional buildings. Gordon bunshaft 19091990 has been credited with opening a whole new era of skyscraper design with his first major design project in 1952, the 24story lever house in new york. One of the largest buildings in the world devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts. Silence and gordon bunshaft yale university press blog. Lever house, beinecke rare book and manuscript library, hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden lever house, new york city gordon bunshaft, faia may 9, 1909 august 6, 1990, was an american architect, a leading proponent of modern design in the midtwentieth century. Beinecke rare book library gordon bunshaft som great. His reasoning, as he explained to yales provost, convinced the.

The beinecke rare book and manuscript library has become so loved by the yale community that the universitys imprint published a bookthe beinecke library of yale universityin 2003 in honor of the librarys fortieth anniversary, filled with essay contributions from employees past and present. Gordon bunshaft outside the beinecke rare book library. Timeline for beinecke rare book library by gordon bunshaft. Among yale librarians, gordon bunshafts avantgarde design was about as. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library was an. Glass and steel structures of the 1950s, such as new yorks chase manhattan bank, gave way to revolutionary designs in concrete, such as the beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale university and the doughnutshaped hirshhorn museum in washington, dc. Cloistered by a shell of stone, the 1963 beinecke rare book and manuscript library in yale, us, is one of the worlds foremost collections of rare manuscripts. You cant spell som without gordon bunshaft metropolis. Som yale university beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Yales beinecke rare book and manuscript library turns 50. New haven in 1963, yale university opened the most modern of structures to house its most ancient of books. Many consider it the keystone of establishing the international style as corporate americas standard in architecture, at least through the 1970s.