William J. Clinton Presidential Center

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William J. Clinton Presidential Center
Designer Polshek Partnership Architects, LLP, New York, New York, USA
Location Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Date 2000 to July 28, 2004
Building Type Library
Construction System Cantilevered steel trusses
Climate Warm Temperate
Context Riverside
Architectural Style Modern
Green Certification LEED-EB Platinum Certified (version 2.0)
Green Certification Score 69
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Building Details
Client William J. Clinton Foundation
Cost $165 million
Area 165,000 sq ft (15,330 sq m)
Stories 5
Height 37 ft (11m) suspended steel truss
Length 420 ft (128 m)
Width 46 ft (14 m)
Site 28 acres (11 hectares)
Program Presidential library, museum, and archives; University of Arkansas’s Clinton School of Public Service Sturgis Building and Clinton Public Policy Institute.
Awards AIA-ALA Library Building Award 2007. AIA Honor Award 2006.
Other Details building cantilevers 90 feet (27 m) at each end, with a 150-foot central span.


This project is a complex of buildings that serve as museum, archive and presidential library for the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton. Located along the Arkansas River, the most noteworthy building in the complex is houses the museum and presidential library. This building's form is essentially a long (420 ft), narrow (46 ft) rectangular box supported as much as approximately 50 feet above grade. Supported by large (37 ft tall) horizontal steel trusses, the building's mass cantilevers some ninety feet at each end. The building's northern end overlooks the Arkansas River below.

In addition to this building, the presidential archive building lies to the south. This project also featured the restoration of the nearby Choctaw Route Station, which was renamed Sturgis Hall and now houses the University of Arkansas's Clinton Public Policy Institute and Clinton School of Public Service.

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"The building's dramatic glass-enclosed, bridgelike form is emblematic of President Clinton's 'bridge to the 21st century.' At the same time, it emphasizes accessibility and openness and makes reference to the six bridges that cross the Arkansas River. The renovated Rock Island Railroad Bridge serves as a pedestrian crossing linking the site to North Little Rock."

– James S. Polshek, in ArchitectureWeek

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