The vision behind the $76.5-million James B. Hunt Jr. Library project at North Carolina State University was nothing short of a redefinition of the modern research library, with one eye on the increasingly digital future and another on the benefits of interpersonal collaborations.
Designers Snøhetta and Clark Nexsen worked collaboratively with North Carolina State University Libraries—and specifically the group's director, Susan Nutter—to build this contemporary structure that anchors the Academic Oval at the school's Centennial Campus.