Conference level, hallway

Children's floor; storytelling area.

Infographics are integrated with the elevator call buttons, top floor.

This is an entrance to the Campus Center, IIT, Chicago

see next photo for close up of icons

Elevator doors. The entire machine is visible behind giant panes of glass.

Conference level, hallway and stair to main reading room

A typical open desk area in the book stacks. Laptop users just plug in. Dewey decimal numbers are in the floor.

view of main floor through perforated wall

Magazine racks at the edge of the book stacks.

main reading room escalator to stacks

Children's floor. This perforated wall separates a lecture and storytelling area from the rest.

view across atrium to the east, showing the truss reinforcing that stiffens the upper part of the building in the areas that are not floored over.

main entrance on east side

Detail of the air conditioning outlets around the map room.

mens room

looking south to entrance on main level

Children's floor, detail of perforated wall.

typical book floor in stack "spiral"

Children's floor

Conference level, stair down to main floor

east facade detail

typical escalator in book spiral

The view up the atrium. Observation platform is on the left near the top.

plastic light and air diffusers in stacks

Conference level, detail of translucent screen

looking west from street

Children's floor

main reading room escalator to stacks

The information desk has a wall of plasma screens that display the activity in the collection in real time.

the metal floor panels can be taken up to install new wiring for future computer systems

Custom designed metal desks with wire management channels.

Children's floor. The metal guard rail prevents little heads from getting bumped by the sloping column.

AC power boxes flip out from the desks. Computer wires disappear into the wiring channels.

A very ample staircase leading from the top floor to the book stacks. Circulation elements are bright yellow/chartreuse.

perforated wall above main floor

steel grid wall, open at entrance level

main reading room from escalator

This chart shows the layout and organization of the building.

upper projection detail

The ceiling over the topmost floor is treated with acoustically absorbent material like a giant upside-down couch.

Custom drawers for the old "analog" card catalog.

View down the atrium to the main floor from an observation platform.

another view of the top floor lounge area

main reading room

microfilm research area in stacks

These escalators go from the main entrance floor to the reading room above.

The information desk has a wall of plasma screens that display the activity in the collection in real time.

The information desk has a wall of plasma screens that display the activity in the collection in real time.