Worpole, Ken.

Contemporary library architecture : a planning and design guide / Ken Worpole. - 1st ed - xiv, 197 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9780415592291 (hbk) 9780415592307 (pbk)

2012036229


Library architecture.
Library buildings--Design and construction.

Z679 / .W83 2013

727.8