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Connections to the Past

Auburn Avenue Research Library, Atlanta

One of four archive and research centers in the US devoted to Africana and African-American collections, Auburn Avenue Research Library completed an extensive renovation that repositioned its entire structure, built
in 1994, moving the auditorium, seminar rooms, and galleries to the street-level floor for better community access.

Project: Renovation and expansion
Architect: J.W. Robinson and Associates, Inc./Perkins + Will
Size: 106,500 square feet
Cost: $14.3 million
Photo: Jonathan Hillyer