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Higher Learning

Learning Resource Center, Suffolk County (N.Y.) Community College

Suffolk County Community College’s new library is a literal beacon of light for students: Its lantern-inspired glass center rises above the roof and illuminates the interior of the building by day and the campus by night. A large information commons and collaborative working space sits within the “lantern.”

Project: New construction
Architect: ikon.5 architects
Size: 68,000 square feet
Cost: $24 million
Photo: Jeffrey Totaro