Academic and Research Library Project Information

The Fletcher Library on Arizona State University's West Campus is the focal point around which the remaining campus is being built. No building stands taller than the 95,000 square foot library, an imposing structure of brick, glass and limestone, three stories high with a full lower level. Michaels Associates was brought on board after the building was designed by Anderson DeBartolo Pan Architects to develop furniture plans and an interiors scheme which would fulfill the program requirements and a reduced project budget - providing seats for 900 users, shelving for 300,000 volumes and workstations for 55 staff. The furnishings and equipment budget was $822,000. Dedicated in 1988, in 80,000 square feet, Library Director, Helen Gater, has brought an innovative approach to library services and has married 21st century technologies with a staff of helpful information professionals in a setting both comfortable and highly technological.