08/25/2026
Perhaps the most impressive feature of the TR Library is the one that holds the entire building up. The rammed earth wall was built by Dickinson based Winn Construction, and consists of 2 million pounds of material carefully spread out over 43 distinct color layers to mimic the colors of the Badlands. They estimate about 12,000 man hours went in to build it.
Get the behind the scenes look at experience the story of the TR Library and the man who photographed it all, Chad Ziemendorf, at the Capital Gallery.