Blog post about 3D models of library

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+date: 2024-08-23
+category: essay
+slug: a-model-building
+title: "A model building"
+author:
+- ammon-shepherd
+tags:
+- makerspace
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+If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a three-dimensional object is worth a million words. 3D printing an object often provides unique and quick ways to present information. The main library at UVA completed major renovations from 2020 until 2023 which include removing a large center building that… here, let me show you with this 3D model instead. 
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+This is what the library looked like before the renovation.
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+![The main library before renovation](/assets/post-media/a-model-building/before.jpg)
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+The outlined section was the original building, built in the 1930s.
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+![The og library](/assets/post-media/a-model-building/original.jpg)
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+The below outlined section was the "New Stacks" built in 1967. The original, or old stacks, was 5 stories. The new stacks was 10 stories. This led to very interesting stair cases (the submarine staircases) and gave the whole stacks a labyrinthine feel. One could easily get lost in the stacks. Originally, the old and new stacks were closed to the public. A library patron would request a book, then a staff member would retrieve the book from the shelf and send it to Memorial Hall using a conveyor belt system.
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+![The new stacks](/assets/post-media/a-model-building/new-stacks.jpg)
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+In the picture below, the outlined portion, the old and new stacks, was demolished.
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+![Demolished!](/assets/post-media/a-model-building/demolished.jpg)
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+Interestingly, the brick wall of the old stacks was retained and reused in the renovation. It can still be seen in the courtyards.
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+![Old brick wall](/assets/post-media/a-model-building/old.jpg)
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+The renovation gutted the original U shaped portion of the building (Memorial hall and both wings) down to the concrete walls. The new portion of the building is continuous; it is 5 stories that match the original building, and include a cafe (so you don't hear the blaring of the espresso machine in Memorial Hall anymore).
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+![The main library after renovation](/assets/post-media/a-model-building/after.jpg)
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+And with a new library, came a new name. Out with Alderman, and in with Edgar Shannon.
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+![The new](/assets/post-media/a-model-building/new.jpg)
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+More [articles about the renovation](https://www.library.virginia.edu/news/category/renovation) are available on the Library website.