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The New Public Library: Design Innovation for the Twenty-First Century book cover

1st Edition

The New Public Library Design Innovation for the Twenty-First Century

By R. Thomas Hille Copyright 2019
456 Pages 560 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

456 Pages 560 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

456 Pages 560 Color Illustrations
by Routledge
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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.... Read more
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.

Biography

R. Thomas Hille is an architect, educator, and researcher based in Seattle, Washington, USA. His previous books on architecture and design include Modern Schools and Inside the Large-Small House.

“The New Public Library is a fascinating study of library design in time. The book is lavishly illustrated, with plenty of color and black and white images and drawings to support the extensively researched text. It is mouth-watering in equal measure for architects, designers, librarians and library historians. The book can inspire worldwide travel, but can also be enjoyed by armchair-travelers.”
Sergio Dogliani, Idea Store, Tower Hamlets (London, UK)

''No other comparative history has provided such comprehensive material and permitted such intense study of library design.''

Maxi Schreiber, Libraries: Culture, History & Society

 

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