Perry–Castañeda Library
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The Perry–Castañeda Library (PCL) is the main central library of the University of Texas at Austin library system in Austin, Texas. PCL is located at 21st Street and Speedway in Austin, TX.
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30.282814984326087°N 97.73729595092315°W / 30.282814984326087; -97.73729595092315 | |
Location | Austin, Texas, United States |
Type | Academic library |
Established | 1977 |
Architect(s) | Bartlett Cocke |
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Affiliation | University of Texas at Austin |
Website | www |
The UT Austin campus library system holds nearly eight million volumes, ranking it as the fifth largest library among academic institutions in the United States, and the eleventh largest overall in the country.[1]
It has long been claimed that the Perry–Castañeda Library was designed to appear, when seen from above, in the shape of Texas. This is officially denied by the University, which stated: "If you look at a campus map the right way and use your imagination, it's possible to think of the outline of the library as similar to the shape of Texas. But this wasn't intentional. Officially it's called a "rhomboid shape," and it complements the similarly designed Graduate School of Business building across the street, which was completed the same year."[2]
The PCL is an example of brutalist architecture and has been recognized as Austin's best example of this architectural style.[3]