Library and Learning Transformed. (cover story)

The article focuses on the Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons (LLMLC) at Seattle University in Seattle, Washington, which ranked fifth in the 2012 New Landmark Libraries awards. It states that the goal of expanding the LLMLC was to create a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold environment that would provide students with a collaborative, stimulating experience. It mentions how the project expanded the original 1966 library by 33,000 feet and still maintained the original veined white marble facade and double helix staircase. It comments on the use of raised floor to include heating and ventilation vents and wiring for data and electronics.