Tag: Library Design
Report: “The Important Role Libraries Play in Building a Creative and Innovative Society”
From ArchDaily: As gateways to knowledge and culture, libraries play a fundamental role in society. Foundational in creating opportunities for learning, as well as supporting literacy and education, the resources and services each library offers all work towards helping to shape new ideas that are central to building a creative and innovative society. Libraries also […]
Iraq: Two Reports About Plans to Build New Baghdad Public Library
2 reports. 1) From The Art Newspaper: A vast public library planned for Baghdad will be the centerpiece of a new culture hub under an ambitious new masterplan driven by the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sport. The drop-shaped building, designed by AMBS architects in London, will house up to three million books, including rare […]
Canada: "The Library is Not Just a Book Warehouse Anymore"
Libraries are not and were not book warehouses but we can have that conversation another time. A library is a library a book warehouse is called a book warehouse. From a Report in The Globe and Mail About the New City Centre Public Library in Surrey, British Columbia (Official Opening in One Month) There is […]
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Public Libraries: Canada: "How Twitter And Facebook Helped Bing Thom Design A Public Library"
From a Co.Design Article: In November 2009, Bing Thom, winner of Architecture Canada’s 2011 RAIC gold medal, Canada’s highest architectural accolade, was commissioned to build a $36M, 80,000 square foot library in this town southeast of Vancouver. BTA had previously built Surrey’s Central City, a project that included office space, a shopping center, and a […]
