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Pereira originally conceived of a mushroom-shaped, steel-framed building, but the projected construction and maintenance costs forced him to switch to a reinforced concrete structure. This change of material presented an opportunity for a more sculptural design, as well as opening up interior spaces that would have been bisected by steel trusses. Prior to construction, a 1/2-scale model of one of the outer columns was built and subjected to various tests.

[[File:Read-Write-Think-Dream Interior, UCSD.JPG|thumb |upright=1.2|left|''READ&#8239nbsp;/&#8239nbsp;WRITE&#8239nbsp;/&#8239nbsp;THINK&#8239nbsp;/&#8239nbsp;DREAM'' seen from the library interior]]

It was envisioned that future additions to the original building would form terraced levels around the tower base descending into the canyon. In keeping with the original master plan, these are "deliberately designed to be subordinated to the strong, geometrical form of the existing library.".<ref name="test">[http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/us/geisel-building.html Link text] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200755/https://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/us/geisel-building.html |date=2014-01-02 }}, additional text.</ref> Within its two subterranean levels are the other library sections as well as study spaces and computer labs. The building has been described by ''Architecture Daily'' as occupying "a fascinating nexus between [[Brutalist architecture|brutalism]] and [[Futurist architecture|futurism]]". Its tower rises 8 stories to a height of 110&nbsp;ft (33.5&nbsp;m). The five upper stories of the tower house collections, individual study space, and group study rooms.<ref name="adgeisel"/>

[[File:DrSeussStatue.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Bronze statue of Dr. Seuss and his character The Cat in the Hat outside the library|Bronze statue of Dr. Seuss and his character The Cat in the Hat]]

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* The TV series ''[[Simon & Simon]]'' featured the library in its opening credits.

* Geisel Library made an appearance as the exterior of a research lab in ''[[Killer Tomatoes Strike Back]]'', the third movie in the cult film series ''Attack of the Killer Tomatoes''.

* The library exterior was featured in the 1984 cult horror film [[Night Train to Terror]] used for [[Richard Moll’sMoll's]] character’scharacter's business office. The film’sfilm's screenwriter [[Philip Yordan]] was also a professor at UCSD at the time of filming.

* The [[science fiction]] novel ''[[Rainbows End (Vinge novel)|Rainbows End]]'' includes a major subplot focusing on the library.

* Referred to as the "Chatky Headquarters in [[Kyoto]]" in a Kohler commercial.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXvaM7kSYQ4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/yXvaM7kSYQ4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Kohler - Architect Commercial|last=Whitton Plumbing|date=8 September 2010|access-date=24 April 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

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* In 2012 the television program ''[[Adult Swim]]'' created a remake of the ''[[Simon & Simon]]'' shot featuring the library, starring [[Jon Hamm]], [[Adam Scott (actor)|Adam Scott]] and [[Jeff Probst]].

* Featured on the album cover of Circle's 2017 album ''Terminal'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/circle/terminal/|title=Terminal by Circle|website=rateyourmusic.com|access-date=24 April 2018}}</ref>

* In 2020 [[Alan Walker (music producer)|Alan Walker]] released his single ''Time'', a remix of [[Hans Zimmer]]’s's ''Time'' from the movie ''[[Inception]]''. The library was featured on the cover. It has slight variations as it is black with red lights illuminating its outline, and a big Red Nexus logo in the center.

* In 2020 Donald Liang and Terry Feng released their album ''Library of Dreams'', a lofi album sonically recreating the 8 floors of the library. The library is featured on the cover.

* In 2022, [[Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs]] released his single ''Never Seen You Dance'', whose accompanying music video is filmed in and outside the library.