How communities are Re-Using the Big Box

The Jen Library at the Savannah College of Art and Design is certainly one of the most exquisite libraries on any college campus throughout the South. In fact, Savannah is certainly one of the most exquisite towns in the South, so it is no surprise that this art school's library, which resides in a renovated department store, should be as artfully designed and aesthetically pleasing as the surrounding homes and shops. The library occupies an 85,000 square foot building, and houses about 42,000 books, 11,000 bound volumes of periodicals, and more than 1,600 videotapes. The library is open to students and the general public. The renovation was a $7 million project, and was completed in May of 1999.

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