The new public library : design innovation for the twenty-first century / by R. Thomas Hille.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hille, R. Thomas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library architecture.

Library buildings.

Library buildings--Design and construction.

Public libraries.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (456 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Design innovation for the 21st century

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, 2018.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"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"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1: Precedents: 1. European Influences: Before 1800

2. Early Public Libraries in the U.S.: 1800 to 1880s

3. Early Beaux-Arts Libraries: 1850s to 1910s

4. Carnegie Libraries: 1890s to 1920s

5. Decentralized Departmental Libraries: 1890s to 1930s

6. Early Modern Libraries: 1920s to 1940s

7. Postwar Modern Libraries: 1950s and 1970s

8. Post-Modern Libraries: 1970s and 1980s.

Part 2: Projects: 9.Central Municipal and Regional Libraries

10.Urban Neighborhood Branch Libraries

11. Suburban Neighborhood Branch and Community Libraries

12. Collocated Libraries, Additions, and Modernizations

13. Libraries in Northern Europe. Bibliography

Image Credits

Architect and Firm Biographies

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 06, 2020)

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780429449680

9780429831416

9780429831423

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.