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C. V. Starr East Asian Library

C. V. Starr East Asian Library is designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, located in United States. The entry can be read through cultural.

C. V. Starr East Asian Library is useful as a node in the architectural history network: it links an author, a period, a region, and a building category instead of standing as an isolated image.

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ArchitectsTod Williams Billie Tsien Architects

LocationUnited States

Typecultural

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Spatial Features

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Light Features

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Circulation

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