Introduction

The James B. Hunt Jr. Library will serve as the intellectual and social nexus for the rapidly growing population on NC State's Centennial Campus, a community of academic, corporate, and government partners. The library will primarily house collections supporting the multidisciplinary research and teaching activities on Centennial Campus. The Hunt building will also house the Institute for Emerging Issues, which former North Carolina governor James B. Hunt Jr. was instrumental in establishing.

In November 2007, NC State University selected the firm Snøhetta as the lead architect for the $114 million project. An appropriation by the North Carolina General Assembly in July 2007 gave NC State the go-ahead to move forward on programming and site analysis, including determining the needs of library users and extending roads and utilities to the building site. The design is expected to be completed in 2010, with construction completed in 2012.

Learn more about Snøhetta's approach, vision, process, and values by visiting the Libraries' online exhibit, Snøhetta: Building Inspiration.