The Dag Hammarskjöld Library Building at United Nations Headquarters

A view of the new library building (right) at United Nations Headquarters. Built with a $6,200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation, the new building is scheduled to be dedicated tomorrow as the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, in memory of the late Secretary-General.
Designed by the firm of Harrison, Abramowitz and Harris, architectural consultants to the United Nations, the building is 219 feet long and 83 feet wide in its overall dimensions. The whole edifice is designed to allow the greatest possible amount of light and sunshine. The 83-ft-wide east and west walks are made of the same white marble as the other UN buildings, but the 219-ft-long north and south facades consist entirely of glass and aluminum, giving the whole structure an aspect of luminous transparency.