Contemporary library architecture : a planning and design guide - Worpole, Ken. (London ; New York : Routledge, 2013)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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