New Libraries In Old Buildings

Author : Petra Hauke,Karen Latimer,Robert Niess
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110679724

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New Libraries in Old Buildings by Petra Hauke,Karen Latimer,Robert Niess Pdf

This book focuses on difficulties and opportunities in revitalization of old, derelict or abandoned buildings into a library and investigates the transformation of buildings which originally had a different purpose. The publication shows worldwide best practice examples from different types of libraries in historic environments, both urban and rural, while maintaining a focus on sustainability concerning the architecture and interior design.

Author : Roger Hunt,Iain Boyd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000701425

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New Design for Old Buildings by Roger Hunt,Iain Boyd Pdf

This book is a celebration of good new design for old buildings and the SPAB philosophy that good new architecture can sit happily alongside old and is preferable to pastiche. Endorsing the value of architects who are engaged to work in the historic environment, this book explores design, materials and technical considerations in creating the best low energy, ecological and sustainable retrofits. It has never been more important to understand how old buildings can be adapted to make them useful and sustainable in the future. Showcasing the best examples of imaginative design and best practice, this book illustrates how old buildings can be made sustainable through the best new design and puts these design exemplars into a historical and philosophical context. With illustrative case studies and interviews throughout, including formal buildings, churches, domestic buildings, commercial, industrial and agricultural from all periods in the UK, New Design for Old Buildings provides essential guidance on good, imaginative new design for old buildings.

Author : Alistair Black,Simon Pepper,Kaye Bagshaw
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317173281

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Books, Buildings and Social Engineering by Alistair Black,Simon Pepper,Kaye Bagshaw Pdf

Public libraries have strangely never been the subject of an extensive design history. Consequently, this important and comprehensive book represents a ground-breaking socio-architectural study of pre-1939 public library buildings. A surprisingly high proportion of these urban civic buildings remain intact and present an increasingly difficult architectural problem for many communities. The book thus includes a study of what is happening to these historic libraries now and proposes that knowledge of their origins and early development can help build an understanding of how best to handle their future.

Author : Mark Purcell
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780300248685

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The Country House Library by Mark Purcell Pdf

Beginning with new evidence that cites the presence of books in Roman villas and concluding with present day vicissitudes of collecting, this generously illustrated book presents a complete survey of British and Irish country house libraries. Replete with engaging anecdotes about owners and librarians, the book features fascinating information on acquisition bordering on obsession, the process of designing library architecture, and the care (and neglect) of collections. The author also disputes the notion that these libraries were merely for show, arguing that many of them were profoundly scholarly, assembled with meticulous care, and frequently used for intellectual pursuits. For those who love books and the libraries in which they are collected and stored, The Country House Library is an essential volume to own.

Author : Karen Latimer,Hellen Niegaard
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-11-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783598440373

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IFLA Library Building Guidelines: Developments & Reflections by Karen Latimer,Hellen Niegaard Pdf

The information society and the information age are changing library services as well as library premises. This raises questions about what needs to be considered when planning and designing new library buildings in order to achieve attractive, efficient and future-oriented new library spaces. This new publication provides information and guidelines for the building planning process, whether you are planning a new public or academic library building. It reflects on fundamental issues, on new development trends and on the planning process. The library building process is seen from both the library manager's perspective as well as that of the architect and designer. Issues covered include what to consider when investigating the need for space, library design from a marketing viewpoint, green management and sustainability relating to library buildings and a layman's guide to reading plans. This publication and the IFLA guidelines provided are not seen as a traditional set of recommendations to be rigidly adhered to since this would be unrealistic in a fast-changing and global context. Rather, library managers and architects should read them in order to inform their thinking on key issues and establish a planning programme. They must then relate them to their own countries and circumstances by making the relevant local adjustments.

Author : Thomas O'Brien
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781683353331

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Thomas O'Brien: Library House by Thomas O'Brien Pdf

Thomas O’Brien’s name has long been synonymous with vintage elegance, modernism, and warm, livable design, so it’s no surprise that his luxurious homes in Bellport, Long Island, have attracted significant attention. Thomas O’Brien: Library House captures the gorgeous architecture, interiors, lush gardens, and myriad collections of the effortlessly formal and classic home and design studio (The Library) next door to his celebrated Academy house. In describing the process of imagining and building this dream project—a new house that looks as if it had been built over generations—the book also provides a view into how the author and his husband and fellow AD100 designer, Dan Fink, live and work. Stunning original photography documents this incredible, historically detailed residence and showcases O’Brien’s keen design sense and his expert eye through a lifetime of collecting art, antiquities, furniture, books, tableware, textiles, and more. Including behind-the-scenes stories about the extraordinary property and exclusive insight into O’Brien’s passion for gardens, this new book is an obsessive design companion and an aspirational guide to living a beautiful life in a beautiful home.

Author : Sherban Cantacuzino
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015006313699

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New Uses for Old Buildings by Sherban Cantacuzino Pdf

Author : Margaret Beckman,Stephen Langmead,John Black
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781770700505

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The Best Gift by Margaret Beckman,Stephen Langmead,John Black Pdf

This book is a vivid reminder of the early days of library development in Ontario. The beautiful buildings which still grace Ontario towns and villages, as illustrated, are a part of our provincial heritage. By the turn of the century, a public library was perceived as an important element in the civic fabric of almost every Ontario community. However, the introduction of the Carnegie grants for library buildings gave impetus to the Ontario government programme for library development, and provided a focus for increased support of library services. Rivalry among neighbouring communities to secure a Carngie library heightened this awareness, as did the publicity – in some instances even controversy – which surrounded each step of the grant seeking, site selection and plan approval process. As well, the hitherto unexplored story of Carnegie grant process in each community has been examined, and the role of one man, James Bertram, secretary to Andrew Carnegie, is revealed in absorbing detail. Library plans and design elements are also discussed, and the influence of a few architects on the building designs is revealed; the fascinating involvement of Frank Lloyd Wright in the Pembroke Carnegie library building is one such example.

Author : Godfrey Thompson
Publisher : London ; Toronto : Butterworth Architecture
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015017752638

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Planning and Design of Library Buildings by Godfrey Thompson Pdf

This book explains to both architects and librarians how the other works, in an attempt to aid and improve library design. Public, educational and industrial libraries are analyzed.

Author : Donald A. Barclay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Library buildings
ISBN : OCLC:1392428038

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The Library Renovation, Maintenance, and Construction Handbook by Donald A. Barclay Pdf

The Library Renovation, Maintenance, and Construction Handbook is a one-stop, easy-to-understand resource that will guide you through the often complicated, jargon-filled arenas of building construction and renovation, so that you can effectively advocate for your ideas about how form supports your library's functions.-publisher description.

Author : James W. P. Campbell,Will Pryce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Libraries
ISBN : 0500342881

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The Library by James W. P. Campbell,Will Pryce Pdf

This spectacular book is the first single volume to tell the story of the library as a distinct building type, all around the world. Throughout the ages, book collections have served to symbolize their owners culture and learning, and the wealthy and powerful have spent lavishly on buildings to house them. In its highest form the library became a total work of art, combining painting, sculpture, furniture and architecture into seamless, dramatic spaces. The finest libraries are repositories not just of books, but of learning, creativity and contemplation; they embody some of the highest achievements of humankind. This book recounts that history in text and images of truly outstanding quality.

Author : Liliane Wong
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783038213130

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Adaptive Reuse by Liliane Wong Pdf

Building in existing fabric requires more than practical solutions and stylistic skills. The adaptive reuse of buildings, where changes in the structure go along with new programs and functions, poses the fundamental question of how the past should be included in the design for the future. On the background of long years of teaching and publishing, and using vivid imagery from Frankenstein to Rem Koolhaas and beyond, the author provides a comprehensive introduction to architectural design for adaptive reuse projects. History and theory, building typology, questions of materials and construction, aspects of preservation, urban as well as interior design are dealt with in ways that allow to approach adaptive reuse as a design practice field of its own right.

Author : William W. Sannwald,Library Administration and Management Association. Buildings & Equipment Section. Architecture for Public Libraries Committee
Publisher : Chicago : American Library Association
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015051310194

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Checklist of Library Building Design Considerations by William W. Sannwald,Library Administration and Management Association. Buildings & Equipment Section. Architecture for Public Libraries Committee Pdf

Building new libraries.

Author : Kathryn Rogers Merlino
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780295742359

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Building Reuse by Kathryn Rogers Merlino Pdf

The construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 41 percent of all primary energy use and 48 percent of all carbon emissions, and the impact of the demolition and removal of an older building can greatly diminish the advantages of adding green technologies to new construction. In Building Reuse, Kathryn Rogers Merlino makes an impassioned case that truly sustainable design requires reusing and reimagining existing buildings. Additionally, Merlino calls for a more expansive view of preservation that goes beyond keeping only the most distinctive structures based on their historical and cultural significance to embrace the creative reuse of even unremarkable buildings for their environmental value. Building Reuse includes a compelling range of case studies—from a private home to an eighteen-story office building—all located in the Pacific Northwest, a region with a long history of sustainable design and urban growth policies that have made reuse projects feasible. Reusing existing buildings can be challenging to accomplish, but changing the way we think about environmentally conscious architecture has the potential to significantly reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions, and waste.

Author : Fred Schlipf,John A. Moorman
Publisher : ALA Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838915531

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The Practical Handbook of Library Architecture by Fred Schlipf,John A. Moorman Pdf

Distilling hard fought wisdom gleaned from hundreds of successful library construction projects they've supervised or coordinated, the authors present this definitive resource on library architecture. You'll want this handbook close at hand before, during, and after any library construction project.