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Clear sightlines and new systems support intensive study for multiple learning styles

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Alumni Medical Library

Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts

Finegold Alexander reimagined the BU School of Medicine’s Alumni Medical Library stack level with this $3.5 million, fast-tracked construction project. The existing spaces had not been substantially renovated since their late 1960’s construction. Harsh fluorescent lighting, utilitarian study tables and vast book stacks have been replaced with the open, light-filled Learning Resource Center. The layout and furniture choices allow for a variety of styles of heads-down, focused concentration for this quiet study floor. Natural wood finishes, soft flooring, abundant natural light and touches of BU red create a calming yet vibrant space.

(Photo credit: Jane Messinger Photography)

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13,000 SF
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Renovation
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Quiet + Group Study, Archival Display
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Out of the Shadows and Into the Light
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Contemporary, faceted glass wall at the communicating stair of Boston University's Alumni Medical Library
Open floor plan of BU's Alumni Medical Library showing natural daylighting and individual workspaces
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“We are looking forward to having this much-needed new study space for our students. We appreciate the particular creativity of Rebecca Berry and the Finegold Alexander team in planning the space and thank the Miselis family for their gift that contributed to renovating this outstanding new space.”  
Karen Antman, MD, BU Medical Campus Provost and School of Medicine Dean 

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Individual work pods for graduate student study at BU's Alumni Medical Library, renovated by Finegold Alexander Architects
Acoustically isolated small-group study rooms at the recently renovated Alumni Medical Library at Boston University
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The existing concrete-encased communicating stair was opened, and clear lines of sight created across the floor.

Red chairs at modern countertop overlook the Boston skyline from BU's Alumni Medical Library
Finegold Alexander Architects installed warm wood finishes with red touches in this interior view of the library floor at BU's Alumni Medical Library
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