The building

The Mary Reed Building has a total net square space usage of 63,761 sq. ft. There is a seating capacity of five hundred persons and a stack capacity of four hundred thousand volumes. It also has several conference and study rooms. The building has a three-story tower with a “height of 126 feet with dimensions 30 feet by 30 feet”(“Mary Reed” P8). After looking at the building, it seemed as though it was very spacious inside. There are three stories, which made it seem as if it can hold a lot of rooms. (Cotorcea). This building, however, had many limitations. It was a bit hurried and had inadequate space for study needs: no faculty study areas and seating was jammed. There was not enough space for students to study; they were all crammed together. By the looks of the building, however, it seems as though there is a lot of space. There are not that many windows, which makes it seem as though there is more room for chairs and students.