Campus Architecture Database: Library/Student Activity Building

State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, N.Y.

Building Type: Academic

Construction Type: New

Cost: $10-million

Square Footage: 30,000

Architect: Mitchell/Giurgola Architects

Contractor: E.W. Howell Company

Opened: 2009

This new library on the university’s Southhampton campus was intended to integrate information management, technology, and a student-centered setting. The building includes group-study spaces, flexible meeting spaces, and a cyber-café that promotes student and faculty interaction. The building is designed to achieve LEED Gold certification and embodies a practical attitude towards a sustainable environment.

(Photo: Jeff Goldberg/Esto)

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