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Work is scheduled to start tomorrow on the new Montlake branch of the Seattle Public Library. The new building at 2234 E. McGraw St., which is expected to open in late 2006, will replace the existing storefront branch. When the new 5,652-square-foot branch is finished, it will have — in addition to
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Montlake Branch Library, 2401 24th Ave E., a "skylight aperture sundial" inside the library; holes in the ceiling cast colored spots of light on to the floor, marking noontime and the seasons. Built 2006.
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The interior features a "skylight aperture sundial". The sundial was developed by library staff with University of Washington astronomer
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expanded space for books and other materials — a meeting room, more seating, more computers and parking for 13 cars.
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of Washington. The 5,650-square-foot building opened in 2006.
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Seattle Public Library branch in the U.S. state of Washington
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Construction on the current building began in August 2005.
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Seattle Public Library
Montlake, Seattle
U.S. state
Woody Sullivan
American Institute of Architects
"Montlake Branch, The Seattle Public Library"
"New Montlake Branch of The Seattle Public Library opens on August 12, 2006"
Archived
The New Public Library: Design Innovation for the Twenty-First Century
ISBN
978-0-429-83141-6
"Seattle Public Library Montlake Branch"
"Montlake library plans on hold"
"Where to find Seattle's sundials"
The New Astronomy: Opening the Electromagnetic Window and Expanding our View of Planet Earth: A Meeting to Honor Woody Sullivan on his 60th Birthday
ISBN
978-1-4020-3724-5
"Art prof gives new Seattle library a place in the sun"
"Triathlon today: run, cycle and swim"
"City of Seattle, Public Library (SPL), Branch, Montlake, Seattle, WA"
Pacific Coast Architecture Database
University of Washington Libraries
"Seattle Public Library Montlake Branch"
"Honor Awards"
"AIA Washington Council Honors Eight Architects"

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