Mexico: Tijuana Library Wins Major Architecture Award
From the San Diego Union-Tribune:
A small Tijuana library has gained a lot of attention for its design and mission.
The designers of the Modulo Prep Library in the Camino Verde area of the city received the 60th Annual Progressive Architecture Award for their work.
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The library, which has a strong digital focus, is called the “House for Ideas.”
The 2,368-square-foot library is a series of sequential interior and exterior “stages,” or scenarios, that connect the amphitheater, the library and the urban plaza.
Blank outside walls deliberately offer space for graffiti artists, echoing murals on surrounding buildings, while minimal exterior openings ensure the library’s security.
Read the Complete Report, View Image of Library
See Also: Tijuana library wins prestigious architecture award (via SD City Beat)
Learn More About the Library, Award, Additional Images
UPDATE (March 25, 2013) Thanks to Harry Brooks for sharing this article with loads of images, video, and floor plans of the library.
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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