Academic and Research Library Project Information

George Washington University Librarian, Dr. Sharon Rogers, in 1986, engaged Michaels Associates to prepare a space planning study to guide future architectural work on the expansion of its library to upper floors, then occupied by university administrative offices. The building was originally designed to permit such future expansion although university offices had come to occupy the expansion floors. Reorganization plans were studied and evaluated. The eventual product of this commission was a detailed furniture plan of the entire two hundred thousand square foot facility including a reorganization of AV, microforms, technical services, and the circulation desk/security check area. Then from early 1994 Michaels Associates continued to assist the library administration in further planning efforts in the special collections and technical services areas.