William J. Clinton Presidential Library

The William Jefferson Clinton Center and Presidential Library, calls to mind President Clinton's campaign slogan "building a bridge to the 21st century."  The library reaches up and out over the Arkansas River-providing dramatic views of the river, the city of Little Rock and the chain of city parks that extends to and throughout the Library grounds. 

In addition to safetly and securely storing the Clinton presidential archives, a primary design goal was to create clear interior vistas as striking as the the exterior views.  The building needed to be light, inviting and an accessible for visitors, exhibitors and researchers.

Prominent Features

For the many interior and exterior doorways throughout the Library, the architects needed hardware that was unobtrusive and would not obstruct the clear views.  But the door hardware also needed to be strong enough to support large glass doors, as well as durable enough to withstand heavy use.

These requirements led the architects to speci1fy a variety of DORMA products for the elegant door systems throughout the Library: LM  Series Pivots, BTS series Concealed Door Closers, and TS93 Series Surface Door Closers.