Two recently completed RDHA library projects – Hazel McCallion Central Library and Centennial Story Arts Campus Library – have been featured in FRAME Magazine.
"Why the post-pandemic campus has taken a vertical approach" highlights how contemporary academic spaces are shifting from horizontal to vertical integration, reframing circulation as social infrastructure and making connection an architectural priority. Both Hazel McCallion Central Library and Story Arts Campus Library feature atria, open staircases and layered sightlines to create visible, intuitive, and welcoming environments.
RDHA Principal Tyler Sharp notes that while technology-enabled meeting rooms have become essential, architecture plays a deeper role in supporting engagement. In both projects, vertical spaces create physical and perceptual links between levels, allowing visitors to understand activity across the building and gradually feel invited to participate. Rather than separating programs, these libraries foster transparency, collaboration and a sense of shared community, demonstrating how vertical design thinking can shape meaningful public experience.
Read the full article on FRAME.