2024-11-21T17:44:14-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149974548/maya-lin-reveals-designs-for-smith-college-library-revamp Nicholas Korody 2016-10-20T13:59:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/45/45kzr01ub8cydl56.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The artist and designer Maya Lin, best-known for her Vietnam Veterans Memorial, will redesign the Neilson Library at Smith College. Her designs for the project, intended to reduce the existing building&rsquo;s footprint, have been revealed.</p><p>Lin will renovate the 1909 Neilson Library and remove later additions that she says create a &ldquo;telescoping effect&rdquo;. Lin will also add two &ldquo;jewel box&rdquo;, curved wings intended to bring in natural light. An oculus in the central atrium will bring in more light. Additionally, Lin plans to create a &ldquo;skyline room&rdquo; on the building&rsquo;s roof as well as an outdoor patio.</p><p>The library is situated on a campus designed by the famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, and the new design aims to restore the open green space that was part of his original, 1893 plan.</p><p>Construction is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2017.</p><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/arts/design/maya-lin-unveils-redesign-of-smith-college-library.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">via New York Times</a></p><p>More from Maya Lin:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149969592/the-search-is-on-for-the-uk-holocaust-memorial-design-team" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The search is on for the UK Holocaust Memorial design team</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/113433152/in-honor-of-veterans-day-respecting-and-celebrating-our-veterans-through-architecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In honor of Veterans Day, respecting and celebrating o...</a></li></ul>