Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources, Valparaiso, Indiana

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Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources
Designer EHDD Architecture , Marc L'ltalien
Location Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
Date to 2004
Building Type Library
Context Campus
Architectural Style Modern
Street Address 1410 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso, IN Walk Score
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Building Details
Client Valparaiso University
Cost $30-million
Area 108,000 sq. ft.
Awards  
  • 2008 Merit Award for Architecture, AIA California Council
  • 2006 Library Interior Design Honor Award, International Interior Design Association / American Library Association
  • 2005 Distinguished Building Award, AIA Chicago
  • 2005 Excellence in Architecture Award, AIA San Francisco
  • 2005 Regional Award for Interior Lighting Design, International Interior Design Association / Edwin F. Guth Memorial
  • 2004 Concrete Achievement Award, Indiana Ready Mix Concrete Association


Today’s academic library is both a repository of inherited wisdom and a gateway to the information superhighway. The Christopher Center’s role is even more profound: with the Resurrection Chapel, arts center, and future student union, it forms the social, intellectual, and spiritual heart for the campus. The library accommodates all studying styles in large reading areas with lots of activity; small quieter spaces; a café; and informal reading rooms with meadow views. The building’s carefully modeled forms meld seamlessly into the prairie campus. Its monumental masonry screen-wall, a balance counterpoint to the soaring chapel, modulates natural light, provides solar control, and reduces glare.

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