7/26/2023 0 Comments My library account geisel![]() In addition to the striking appearance of this structure, the building has another particularly curious feature that some believe kick-started the legend. Suess collection of drawings, sketches, proofs and other “Suess” memorabilia) Suess” (the library houses the original Dr. If the name of the benefactor of that library seems oddly familiar, perhaps you know him by his more famous pseudonym, “Dr. The consensus seems to be that this story has its roots in an actual library, The Theodor Suess Geisel Library at the University of California, San Diego. It looks like we can safety put this one into the “urban legend” pile.īut the back-story behind this legend is still amusing. Have you ever heard this story? Is it true or just an urban legend? And if it’s not true, what’s the origin of the story? Well, despite the adage that truth is usually stranger than fiction, it turns out that this story can’t be traced to any actual construction project. Presumably, one should take away from this story the importance of adherence to details. By failing to do so, the story goes, the library began to sink into a soil foundation that could not handle the total weight. It’s the story about an architect who designed a library and, in doing so, was professional in every detail except for one thing: he forgot to take into account the weight of the books. I’m a big fan of the television comedy show, “How I Met Your Mother.” In one episode, the architect on the show, Ted Mosby, relayed to his friends a “famous” architecture story that I had heard for the first time years ago.
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