State: North Dakota
City: Medora
Project Category: Educational
Description:
This one-storey, 93,000 sq. ft. library, situated in the Badlands of North Dakota, is a hybrid construction of steel and mass timber, using 635 m3 of CLT and 1,103 m3 of glulam. The library honours not only the 26th president of the United States himself but also his conservationism. As president, Roosevelt established 150 national forests, 51 bird reserves, and four national game preserves. The sprawling structure’s sloping roof, which was installed in October 2024, will lead visitors and library users to the top to experience beautiful views of Theodore Roosevelt National Park during the day and the star-studded sky at night. Temporary enclosures have now been set up to allow construction crews to work on the structure’s interior throughout the winter. The library will open to the public in the summer of 2026.
