Libraries and their architecture in the 21st century / edited by Ines Miersch-Süss.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Miersch-Süss, Ines, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Modern.

Libraries--Space utilization.

Libraries.

Library buildings--Design and construction.

Library buildings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VI, 233 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany ; Boston, Massachusetts : De Gruyter, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Libraries have quietly changed over the last 20 years. They have adapted early and consciously to the changes of digitalization, they have recognized the changed need of their users for collaborative work and derived new spatial concepts from this. Transparency and access to information, knowledge and encounters are the prerequisites for holistic social development. It is the challenge of the 21st century as the information age. This book presents the latest developments in library architecture as well as the way scientists and architects are meeting this challenge. With essays by Achim Bonte, Catherine Lau, Max Dudler, Georg Gewers, Henning Larsen Architects, MSAO Architects, Claudia Lux, Marco Muscogiuri, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Snøhetta, Sauerbruch Hutton, gmp Architects followed by a conversion with Oliver Jahn and Dante Bonuccelli.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

I Introduction

Fig. 1-2

Architecture is not enough

Editorial – Libraries in the 21st Century

From a Library of Objects to a Library of Interactions

II Awakening the Knowledge Society – The Role of Library Architecture

More Kitchen than Grocery Store

Libraries of the Future: A Singapore Case Study

Spaces for Books – Places for People

Celebrating Knowledge and Scientific Workout

Henning Larsen’s Contribution to the Knowledge Based Society

Libraries Architecture and Innovation

III Building for the Knowledge Society – The Creation of Library Architecture

Fig. 1. Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana 1571. Attribution: Sailko

New Developments of Library Buildings Worldwide

Designing for Evolution

Engaging Architecture

Spaces for People

Public Space becomes Cultural Place

Places to Study, Flirt and Stroll: Max Dudler’s Libraries

The New Central Library in Dresden’s Kulturpalast

IV Future Talk

Six Questions on Libraries and Their Architecture

V Profiles of Authors

VI Special Thanks

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-11-068950-2

OCLC:

1252427159