Temple University, Student Housing Towers, Library and Health & Fitness Center

As part of a Planning and Design Study to re-envision two blocks of Temple’s urban campus, Kimmel Bogrette created a dramatic solution that included new buildings, renovated buildings, and public spaces that would enliven this important stretch of campus, inside and out. The project area included a renovated and expanded Health & Wellness Recreation Complex; a bold, new Library in the center; and two new student housing towers. The Library’s uniquely curving shape envelops outdoor retail venues and provides open spaces to engage and welcome students and campus visitors. The theme for the development was “An Acre of Diamonds,” which is a legendary story told by Temple’s founder that remains at the heart of the university’s mission to serve the city’s students.