Michigan State University
Library Expansion

1995 CAM Design & Construction Showcase Award Winner

A vertical expansion added a fourth floor to MSU’s main library.  Day-to-day use continued for the 40,000 student campus throughout the construction duration. The complexity of this project was further challenged by the need to protect the surrounding 120-year-old Beal Botanical Gardens, the oldest continuously operated university botanical garden of its kind in the United States.

“…you were willing to explore creative ways to meet our needs.” — Jeffrey R. Kacos, ASLA, Asst. Dir., Campus Park & Planning, Michigan State University

Michigan State University, Owner
Ralph Calder Associates, Architect