Welcome to the Alaska Room Redesign 35% Online Open House.
The Alaska Room Redesign project is back in full swing. While the redesign plans were originally going to relocate the Alaska Collection to the northeast corner of the 3rd floor at Loussac Library, several logistical factors including space, construction considerations, and decreased demand for the former Alaska Collection rotunda as an event space have led Library Director Virginia McClure to request a redesign of the rotunda and relocate Alaska Collection materials into the space in a new way.
Our goal and vision remain the same: to ensure the Alaska Collection is accessible to the public and encourages the appreciation of Alaska's history, culture, development, institutions, and natural resources and is relevant to the study and understanding of the state.
RIM Architects has created the draft plans you’ll find on the following pages. The drawings included represent the 35% stage of the project.