Archinect - News 2024-12-22T02:20:25-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150347731/kierantimberlake-completes-three-year-folger-shakespeare-library-revamp KieranTimberlake completes three-year Folger Shakespeare Library revamp Josh Niland 2023-04-26T16:40:00-04:00 >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.&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d0/d0d1851ef832d754addb9275206f461b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;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&rsquo;s east and west orientations. Native plants and vegetation inspired by the bard&rsquo;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&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/76/7607d08b146538d408a4bcab1056bf1e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Studio Joseph</figcaption></figure><p>Retained bas-reliefs hav...</p>