William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library & Park

Little Rock, Arkansas

Project Details
68,700 square feet

Awards
LEED Silver, Recertified Existing Building Platinum

This award winning building was designed by the Polshek Partnership of New York, NY. WER Architects was on the team of local architects and engineers who produced construction documents and provided construction administration for the Clinton Presidential Library and Park in association with Polshek.

The museum’s design alludes to an appeal by President Clinton at the close of the millennium, “Let us build a bridge to the 21st Century” and echoes the structural form of the nearby abandoned railroad bridge, which became a pedestrian pathway across the Arkansas River.

As a part of the local team, WER was responsible for all the archival and secure storage, fabrication, isolation/quarantine, archival staff and restroom areas. WER designed a secure alley port for presidential arrival, quarantine dock for receipt of international museum deliveries, fabrication shop for museum display, and several levels of secure and fire-rated storage for documents and artifacts.

WER also led the exterior preservation and restoration of the historic 1890’s Choctaw Railroad Depot to be the Clinton School of Public Policy. The restoration included creating meeting rooms, classrooms, and office facility.