The New Neilson Library
As the intellectual heart of the campus, Neilson Library advances and celebrates learning, benefiting all who come to Smith. Ground was broken in October 2017 for a new Neilson Library designed by renowned architectural designer Maya Lin. Her vision incorporates the original 1909 facade and reimagines the complex as an intellectual commons. The project is complete and the building is now open to approved students, faculty, and staff.
Explore this collection of work related to the project.
For more on the sustainability aspects of the project click the link for the final presentation of the project's sustainability story The Sustainability Story or see all the papers in our New Neilson Sustainability Story collection.2021
The Stones of Smith College's Neilson Library, Lindsey Johnston, Lara Brown, Maggie Stoffer, and Juliet Ramey-Lariviere
Smith Neilson Library: The Sustainability Story, Smith College
2020
Exploring Embodied Carbon within Smith College Construction: Utilizing the New Neilson Library as a Case Study, Larissa Holland, Rebecca Miller, and Lydia Sheyda
Smith New Neilson Library: Healthier Materials, Dano Weisbord, Matthew Gifford, and Amanda Garvey
2018
New Neilson Library Life Cycle Assessment Report, Thornton Tomasetti
2016
Neilson Library Final Charter, Smith College
2015
Neilson Library Redesign, Natalie Belkov
Education Values in the New Neilson Library Landscape, Sarah Dean, Vivian Hulsey, Taz Mueller, Laura Rosenbauer, and Zoe Zandbergen
An Interactive Neilson, Cara Dietz, Alyssa Graveline, and Renee Klann
Neilson Library: Use of Outdoor Space, Kate Fessler, Emily McCarter, Christina Mortali, Claudio Stoll, and Fiona Twiford
A Transitional Decompression Zone, Rebecca Flores, Asrie Karma, and Morgan Mpungose
Connecting the New Library to Smith Campus, Susannah Howard, Sabrina Ko, Insia Naqvi, Jenny Perrin, Lynne Siringo, and Mary Taylor
Creative Incubators, Alizeh Karamat, Meng Cao, and EvaMarie Olson
User Study Space in the New Neilson, Laura Krok-Horton and Isabel Otaneda
Visual Connections A New Space For Neilson Library, Tessy Lopez and Geneva Strauss-Wise
Relative Impact of Moving Books to/from Offsite Storage, Jess McKnight and Dano Weisbord
24/7 Student Space, Sylvia Mosiany
Neilson Library Study Spaces, Mihn Nguyen
Neilson Library Redesign, Fiona Post
Caffeinate Neilson, Ella Prince, Maddy Kulke, Katherine Keenan, and Jess McKnight
Studying, Students, and Space, Smith College