Geisel Library, Academic library at University of California, San Diego, United States
The eight-story Geisel Library features a concrete structure with large glass panels rising 33 meters above the University of California San Diego campus.
Architect William Pereira completed this brutalist and futuristic building in 1970, incorporating two underground levels and six floors above ground level.
The library contains over seven million volumes and houses the Mandeville Special Collections with 8,500 items from Dr. Seuss's creative works.
Students access multiple study areas, computer labs, and research materials through an efficient system of elevators and stairs within the central structural core.
The reinforced concrete design includes substantial overhangs supported by concrete piers and steel tie rods to maintain structural stability.
Location: San Diego
Inception: 1970
Architects: William Pereira
Architectural style: brutalist architecture, futurism
Floors above the ground: 8
Height: 33 m
Part of: University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library
GPS coordinates: 32.88116,-117.23765
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:00
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