Library of the History of Human Imagination

• Prize
  Winner in Architectural Design - Others architectural projects
• Company/Firm
  Mark P. Finlay Architects
• Lead Designer
  Mark Finlay
• Architect
  Mark P. Finlay Architects
• Interior Designer
  Karen Houghton
• Const. Company
  Hobbs, Inc.
• Photographer Credit
  Andrew Moore, Nancy Hill, Steve Turner
• Location
  Ridgefield, CT
• Project Date
  June 2006
• Project Link
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This 3,500 square foot, three story space is a celebration of human invention. The library contains an extensive collection of more than 30,000 books and museum-caliber manuscripts, maps and artifacts such as dinosaur bones, an ancient bible collection and an original Sputnik Satellite. Designed to embody the human imagination and inner workings of the owner’s brain, this space is marked by M.C. Escher inspired staircases and bridges lined with etched glass panels that are illuminated by color changing fiber optics from under the handrails.