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Princeton University, Offi ce of Design & Construction
Peter B. Lewis Library

SIZE OWNER
87,000 square feet Princeton University, Offi ce of
Design & Construction
CONTRACT TYPE
Construction Manager-at-Risk ARCHITECT
Gehry Partners, LLP

PROJECT DETAILS
Peter B. Lewis Library, home to the multi-discipline science library • Assumed responsibility mid-construction after
collection, consists of curved shapes constructed of steel, standing seam original CM was dismissed from the project.
metal paneling, an atrium glazed curtain wall and masonry veneer. Th e
• Complex structure of curved steel (88,000
interior consists of similar elements creating public and private sections
pounds), clay brick (620 tons), sloping glass
and a safe haven for the collections along a public passage way to the
walls and concrete and stucco towers relied on
southern part of the campus.
technological intervention (Computer-Aided
Th ree-Dimensional Interactive Application -
CATIA) from concept to completion.
• Hands-on coordination with world class
architect.