Archinect - News2024-12-22T02:20:25-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150347731/kierantimberlake-completes-three-year-folger-shakespeare-library-revamp
KieranTimberlake completes three-year Folger Shakespeare Library revamp Josh Niland2023-04-26T16:40:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c9/c943c5aba84d6812ca99b358685330a8.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Washington, D.C.’s Folger Shakespeare Library has set an opening date following a three-year $80 million renovation led by <a href="https://archinect.com/kierantimberlake" target="_blank">KieranTimberlake</a>.</p>
<p>November 17th will mark the public reopening of the collecting institution, which was founded in 1932 by Standard Oil executive Henry Clay Folger. The project seeks to revamp the library’s aging Capitol Hill facilities while constructing a new, 12,000-square-foot underground wing that will supplement the overhauled original Paul Cret design with two large exhibition spaces, a learning lab, and a new gift store.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d0/d0d1851ef832d754addb9275206f461b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d0/d0d1851ef832d754addb9275206f461b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Studio Joseph</figcaption></figure><p>Landscaping design by <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/11080262/olin" target="_blank">OLIN</a> will complete the program with a set of surrounding gardens to the site’s east and west orientations. Native plants and vegetation inspired by the bard’s long oeuvre welcome visitors into the revamped existing space, which now features the learning lab, a set of new study rooms, and exhibition designs by <a href="https://archinect.com/studiojoseph" target="_blank">Studio Joseph</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/studioaarch" target="_blank">Studio A</a>.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/76/7607d08b146538d408a4bcab1056bf1e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/76/7607d08b146538d408a4bcab1056bf1e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Studio Joseph</figcaption></figure><p>Retained bas-reliefs hav...</p>