James B. Duke Library Expansion and Renovation
Construction Photos (click on image to enlarge)
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March 24, 2003

Daylight pours into the atrium

The other side of the atrium area

View of the new wing from atrium (looking towards University Center)

View of the new wing from atrium (looking towards Dining Hall)

Concrete slabs have been poured all across the ground floor of the new wing

The pipes coming up through the concrete slab mark off the location of an eventual restroom

Electrical conduits stem from the main power control unit for the new wing

Fire retardant insulation has been sprayed on all the steel girders

A staircase is already being installed on one side of the new wing

Side view of the staircase

A steel crew puts up supporting girders on the side of the new wing

A crane truck from Triangle Construction (the main contractor)

A view from below one of the window bays

Bricks are piled up in stacks, ready to be laid below the roofline

More stacks of bricks

The roof of the new wing is nearing completion, with only the slate left to put on

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