Contemporary library architecture : a planning and design guide /

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Main Authors: Worpole, Ken (Author)
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: London ; New York :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Carrier Form: xiv, 197 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780415592291 (hardback)
0415592291 (hardback)
9780415592307 (paperback) :
0415592305 (paperback)
0203584031
9780203584033
Index Number: Z679
CLC: TU242.3
Call Number: TU242.3/W929
Contents: A city with a great library is a great city -- Libraries : the 'sacred' spaces of modernity -- What you see is what you get? : key aspects of library -- A new wave of library architecture -- Developing the brief and establishing a project management team -- Places and partners -- Programme and people : the changing library programme -- A vital space for children and young people -- Public library case studies : Barcelona; Bournemouth; Brighton; Canada Water; Cardiff; Dagenham; Ewell; Glasgow Bridge; Hook; Huntingdon; Newcastle; Norwich; Whitechapel; Winchester -- Academic library case studies : Aberdeen University; Cranfield University; Sheffield University, Commons; Sheffield University, Western Library; Surrey University -- Lessons from the case studies and post-occupancy evaluation -- 21st century libraries : changing forms, changing functions.