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    Perforated aluminum Venetian-blind-style louvers hang within the glass curtain wall, shading the glazed upper half of each floor of the Cambridge Public Library.
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    With the louvers open, daylight streams into the main stacks at the Cambridge Public Library.
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    Cambridge Public Library second-floor plan drawing.
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    Cambridge Public Library third-floor plan drawing.
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    Detail wall section, looking east.
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    Axonometric diagram of facade glazing in wintertime "heating" mode.
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    Cambridge Public Library north-south section drawing looking west.
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    Cambridge Public Library south elevation drawing.
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    Project: Cambridge Public Library addition & renovation (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
    Client: City of Cambridge
    Architect: William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc.
    Associate Architect: Ann Beha Architects
    General Contractor: Consigli/ JFWhite: A joint venture
    Structural Engineer: LeMessurier Consultants
    Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer: Vanderweil Engineers
    Landscape Architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
    Interior Design: William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc., Ann Beha Architects, with LAB [3.2], Bruce Danzer
    Furnishings: Ann Beha Architects
    Facade Engineer: Arup Facade Engineering, London

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