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 house collections supporting the multidisciplinary research and teaching activities on Centennial Campus. See the Libraries' Vision Statement for more details. The building will also house the Institute for Emerging Issues, which works closely with former North Carolina governor James B. Hunt, Jr.
An appropriation by the North Carolina General Assembly in July 2007 gave NC State the approval to move forward on programming and site analysis, including determining the needs of library users and extending roads and utilities to the building site. Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee is the executive architect for the project, and Snøhetta is the lead designer. The design is expected to be completed in 2010, with construction completed in 2012. The project's budget is $126 million.
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