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James B. Hunt, Jr. Library

Hunt Library Photos and Images

Renderings

View of east side from the Oval.

View of east side showing trellis at entrance.

View of south side from the future Town Center area.

View of west side from Partners Way.

View of west side showing Level 1 entrance.

View of stairway along north side.

View of Rain Garden on east side.

View of level 2 Lobby and Hunt Gallery

View of the Hunt Gallery and the entrance to the Multi-Purpose Room.

View of the Multi-Purpose Room

View of Multi-Purpose Room, Sub-divided

Level 2 Lobby

James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Main Reading Room.

James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Lakeview Learning Commons.

James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Level 4 and the Fishbowl Seminar Room

James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Looking down at Level 2.

James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Skyline Reading Room.

James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Skyline Terrace.

Site Plans

Hunt Library on the 2010 NCSU Campus Master Plan.

Hunt Library on Centennial Campus.

Building measurements.

Site Photos

Aerial view of the James B Hunt, Jr. Library building site, looking east, November 2009.

Aerial view of the James B Hunt, Jr. Library building site, looking north, November 2009.

Aerial view of the James B Hunt, Jr. Library building site, looking west, November 2009.

Preliminary view of exterior walls

Aerial view of the James B Hunt, Jr. Library building site, looking down into the ARS construction, July 2010.

View of the first steel column being lowered into place, September 23, 2010.

Close-up of the first steel column being lowered into place, with steel beam in background, September 23, 2010.

Steel columns and beams, September 23, 2010.

Aerial view of the James B Hunt, Jr. Library building site, looking south, November 2010.

Aerial view of the James B Hunt, Jr. Library building site, looking east, November 2010.

Aerial view of the James B Hunt, Jr. Library building site, November 2010.

Aerial view of the west side of James B Hunt, Jr. Library building site, August 2011. Image courtesy of Skanska.

Aerial view of the east side of James B Hunt, Jr. Library building site, August 2011. Image courtesy of Skanska.

Aerial view of the southern side of James B Hunt, Jr. Library building site, August 2011. Image courtesy of Skanska.

Aerial view of the north and west sides of James B. Hunt, Jr. Library, September 2011. Image courtesy of Skanska.

East side of James B Hunt, Jr. Library with green roof site (top, front) and solar panels in place, September 2011. Image courtesy of Skanska

West side of Hunt Library, December 2011. Image courtesy of Skanska.

Centennial Campus' academic oval begins to take shape, September 2011. Image courtesy of Skanska.

Centennial Campus' academic oval begins to take shape, September 2011. Image courtesy of Skanska.

The outside of Hunt Library nears completion, December 2011. Image courtesy of Skanska.

The intricate patterns of Hunt Library's west facade. December, 2011

Worker adds finishing touches to east side of Hunt Library, just above the roof garden. February, 2012.

Interior Site Photos

Under construction, Monumental Stair with Roman Seating.

Under construction, looking down at Level 2 and the Rain Garden Reading Lounge.

Under construction, towering over 50 feet into the air, the bookBot waits for its four robots.

Under construction, the glass wall of the east side rises 50 high and stretches 300 feet long.

Crews begin assembling framework to hold books in the interior of the bookBot, October 2011. Photo courtesy of Skanska.

bookBot intrastructure for 2 million items goes into place. December, 2011.

The Digital Art wall begins to take shape. January, 2012.

The Raleigh skyline from the Hunt Library 4th floor. December, 2011.

The Immersion Theater is readied for its large-scale visualization wall, January, 2012.

The Rain Garden in progress through Hunt's massive eastern windows.

bookBot stands ready for loading. February, 2012

The extraordinary view down into Grand Entrance Hall and the Rain Garden Reading Room. February, 2012.

Two of Hunt Library's 100 group study rooms take shape. February, 2012.

Group study rooms line every available space in the Hunt Library. February, 2012.

The Fishbowl Seminar Room, from the west. February, 2012.

The glass walls go up on the Fishbowl Seminar Room. February, 2012.

Tour guests on the Skyline Terrace at sunset. April, 2012.

Guests overlooking the Library Grand Entrance Hall and Rain Garden Reading Lounge. Friends of the Libraries Spring Meeting, April 2012.

Guests enjoy the open, light-filled areas of the Second Floor, still under construction. Friends of the Libraries Spring Meeting, April 2012.

Guests on the Monumental Stairs with Roman Seating, still under construction. Friends of the Libraries Spring Meeting, April 2012.

Ground-breaking Ceremony

Waiting for the ceremonial ground breaking, October 23, 2009.

UNC President Erskine Bowles, Chancellor James Woodward, former governor James B. Hunt, Jr, Senator Kay Hagan, and Lieutenant Governor Walter H. Dalton break ground on Hunt Library, October 23, 2009.

Chancellor Woodward, Susan Nutter, James Hunt, and Charlotte Martin break ground.

Chancellor Woodward, Susan Nutter and Friends of the Library Board break ground, October 23, 2009.

Susan Nutter and I. T. Littleton, former Libraries director and leading supporter, celebrate the ground breaking, October 23, 2009.