Wentworth Alumna Erin Graham is an interior designer from Perkins + Will, and she has been heavily involved in the library renovation project. As a graduate of the Interior Design program here at Wentworth, Erin has the advantage of having personal experience using the library. We asked her a few questions about her experience working on this project, and on being […]
Continue reading →Today we continue our series highlighting the excellent Wentworth Co-ops who are working on the library renovation project. Haley Baker is majoring in Interior Design and is currently doing her co-op with STV | DPM, the owner’s project manager for the library renovation project. Q: What have you learned from your involvement on the Schumann Library Renovation and/or […]
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The Library is a great place to study. In September 2016, the library here at Wentworth will be an even greater place to study with plenty of new seating, spaces, and options for quiet or group study. Here are some of the ways Wentworth students have studied here in Beatty, and in Wentworth Hall before […]
Continue reading →A number of Wentworth Co-op students are working for the organizations involved in the library renovation. Today, we feature Rodney Pinkham, a Construction Management major who is on co-op at Consigli Construction Company, the renovation project’s construction manager. Q: What have you learned from your involvement on the Schumann Library Renovation and/or from working as a co-op […]
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The Library Renovation Community Meeting took place on Thursday, 2/11 from 4-5pm. Library Director Kevin Kidd spoke about the library renovation, and Perkins + Will staff presented the final design plans and renderings to the campus community. Students, faculty and staff were in attendance, along with members of the renovation project team, including staff from Wentworth, […]
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The library staff are working closely with facilities and other area libraries to ensure continued service and support all summer long. We will be sharing more details soon! Location The library will be housed temporarily in 610 Huntington Avenue, and will be open throughout the renovation for regular hours, providing all library services. FLO Libraries […]
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As the workhorses for studying, tables and chairs can’t be ignored in a library renovation. The interior design team at Perkins + Will is working with Wentworth students, faculty, and staff to find the right tables and chairs for our library, while echoing iconic design elements that Wentworth students will appreciate. Here are some of possibilities… Eames table, Herman Miller […]
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Libraries have always been at the heart of the college campus, and a central place in the lives of the students & faculty. In renovating our library, we’re looking back to remember what the Institute needed in a library in 1967… And we’re looking forward to a new library which embodies our contemporary library needs […]
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We’ve got a lot of “waffles” in the library here at Wentworth, as part of the ever-present Brutalist/mid-century modern style of Beatty Hall. Just look up, you’ll likely see a waffle slab. The grid-like pattern of the waffle slabs is a design element from the building’s original plans, perhaps for sound-proofing, or simply as an economical way to […]
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Light is essential to a library – without it, you can’t very easily see the books or computer screens you need to study and do research. Light also creates an environment, sets a tone, and speaks volumes about the kind of space it occupies. In the renovated library, the lighting design communicates a clean, open, […]
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