The New public library : Design innovation for the twenty-first century 1st ed.

Author

• Hille, R. Thomas

Additional Author(s)

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Publisher

New York: Routledge, 2018

Language

English

ISBN

9780429449680

Series

Subject(s)

• LIBRARY ARCHITECTURE
• LIBRARY BUILDINGS
• PUBLIC LIBRARIES

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Abstract

The New Public Library is an in-depth design study of an exemplary collection of recent public libraries, and the historical precedents that have informed and inspired their development. An introductory overview presents seven critical themes that characterize public library design, past and present, highlighting the expressive architectural potential of this unique and important building type. A survey of over 40 historically significant libraries traces the development of the building type over time, with a primary focus on precedents from the US and northern Europe, where the modern public library originated, and its design has been most comprehensively developed. A selection of nearly 50 contemporary projects from the past 30 years focuses on the most current developments in public library design, with a diverse and varied collection of work by over 35 regional, national, and international design firms. Highly visual in its presentation, the study includes 885 color photographs and illustrations, and 195 scale drawings.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (456 p.)

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Part I: Precedents
European Influences: Before 1800
Early Public Libraries in the U.S.: 1800 to 1880s
Early Beaux-Arts Libraries: 1850s to 1910s
Carnegie Libraries: 1890s to 1920s
Decentralized Departmental Libraries: 1890s to 1930s
Early Modern Libraries: 1920s to 1940s
Postwar Modern Libraries: 1950s to 1970s
Postmodern Libraries: 1970s and 1980s
Part II: Projects
Central Municipal and Regional Libraries
Urban Neighborhood Branch Libraries
Suburban Neighborhood Branch and Community Libraries
Collocated Libraries, Additions, and Modernizations
Libraries in Northern Europe

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