Studio Gang and OLIN release design for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

Studio Gang and OLIN's Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library is conceived as a basecamp that is embedded in the North Dakota Badlands. The concept is one of three selections by the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation as a part of its design competition for a Library celebrating the life and legacy of one of the country's most remarkable presidents. The other two finalists include Snøhetta and Henning Larsen. "Our design is inspired by T.R.’s dual love of learning and the outdoors," said Jeanne Gang, Founding Principal at Studio Gang. "As the first Presidential Library attached to a National Park, the project is poised to foster greater understanding, environmental stewardship, and healing in one of North America’s most incredible natural places. Intimately connected with the ecology of the North Dakota Badlands, Basecamp will at once draw people inward for intellectual exchange and direct them outward for physical exploration, allowing them to discover new connectio...