Mount Angel Library
Architect:
Alvar Aalto
Location: St. Benedict, near Mount Angel, Oregon
Location: St. Benedict, near Mount Angel, Oregon
Date: 1970
Building Type:
library
Construction System:
brick exterior, steel frame
Climate: mild,
moist
Context: rural hilltop
monastery
Style: Modern
Notes:
officially the "Mount Angel Abbey Library". Day lighting, visual
connection through curving atrium, structural expression, fan-shaped plan, facade
continues courtyard edge.