Loyola Marymount University, William H. Hannon Library

Located on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and occupying a site between the old and new campuses of Loyola Marymount University, the William H. Hannon Library will become a new landmark for LMU and a central gathering place for students. The 88,000 sq. ft., four-story building was designed to tie together the campus and provide visual order to the disparate elements of the nearby buildings. Offering the most advanced technologies of today’s digital libraries, combined with the materials and services of traditional libraries, The William H. Hannon Library represents a new paradigm in the delivery of information services to students. A state-of-the-art automated storage and retrieval system, utilizing robotics, will provide high density storage for nearly 1.5 million items. This efficient use of space will allow for 580 individual reading stations and over 100 collaborative study rooms, as well as a computer lab, café and other special spaces designated for music and video materials.