Dr. Strangelove finds home in Cold War relic.

The article reports on the transformation of a cold war-era Federal Reserve Bank facility into the new National Audio-Visual Conservation Center for the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. BAR Architects and SmithGroup designed the facility. Packard Humanities Institute purchased the facility fo...

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Publicado en:	Architectural Record Vol. 195; no. 9; p. 40
Autor principal:	Saffir, Barbara J.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	BNP Media Sep2007
Materias:	Adaptive reuse of buildings Instructional materials centers Preservation of materials Bar Architects (Company) SmithGroup Inc. Packard Humanities Institute (Organization) Library of Congress Washington (D.C.)
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Sumario:	The article reports on the transformation of a cold war-era Federal Reserve Bank facility into the new National Audio-Visual Conservation Center for the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. BAR Architects and SmithGroup designed the facility. Packard Humanities Institute purchased the facility for $5.6 million and funded its $155 million transformation. The facility provides space for preserving six million items from the library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.