Evidently I have no appreciation for cutting edge design. According to the News & Observer, the new $126 million-dollar James. B. Hunt Jr. Library at NC State’s Centennial Campus – one of the projects fast-tracked by state officials last week – is being designed by an award-winning firm (emphasis is mine):
The design will be suggested at least partly by textiles being woven, said university officials. Some major features, such as how many floors the library would have, aren’t settled yet, and the university is probably weeks away from having drawings that would accurately convey the look of the building. An early drawing suggests the building’s likely footprint: an angular, vaguely Dust Buster-ish shape.
Nutter said the building is expected to feature lots of natural light and usable outdoor spaces and to be heavily “green.”
Snohetta’s work can be startling. Some of the firm’s designs resemble giant blobs of molten metal, and others look vaguely like more-traditional skyscrapers that have started to melt and twist. Others are severely angular.
Here’s hoping the library looks better than the description sounds.
