Eye-Popping, Show-Stopping Libraries

Anders C. Dahlgren; Charles Forrest

doi:10.5771/9781538128398

Eye-Popping, Show-Stopping Libraries

Trends and Insights from the AIA/ALA Library Building Awards

Published 2022

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doi.org/10.5771/9781538128398
ISBN print: 978-1-5381-2838-1
ISBN online: 978-1-5381-2839-8
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Zusammenfassung

Eye-Popping Show-Stopping Libraries starts out by recounting the beginning of the relationship between the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association (ALA) to establish the Library Building awards and traces the development of the program over the following five decades. In the next seven chapters the authors have grouped selected award-winning libraries by big themes, to explore the evolution of service innovations and design trends; most of the selected case studies include exterior and interior photographs, as well as floor plans. The final chapter offers some thoughts on what a half-century of award-winning architecture can tell us about the future of library service and library design. In the afterword the authors review the initial round of seventeen award-winning libraries from 1963, to assess how the designs have held up over time, and to describe the current disposition of the building. Three appendixes offer a chronological list of award recipients, an alphabetical list of awardees by library, and an alphabetical list by architect. The fourth and final appendix is a chronological list of jury members.

This full-color, beautifully illustrated with 141 images book presents these exemplary libraries as an exploration of the evolution of library service and design. It examines the award-winning libraries by big themes to explore how service trends and design trends have evolved. Documentation of featured library buildings (including photographs and plans) is an important element.

Schlagworte

Libraries Public Library Buildings Academic Library Buildings Library Architecture Library Buildings Library Design Library Spaces

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Preface
1–20 1 FORGING A PARTNERSHIP Recognizing Excellence in Library Architecture 1–20
21–28 2 MARQUEE PROJECTS Stand-Out Libraries That Rose to the Top 21–28
29–34 3 LITTLE GEMS Small Projects That Made a Big Difference 29–34
35–44 4 EMBLEMATIC OF THEIR TIME Embracing the Architecture of the Moment 35–44
45–50 5 THEY BEAT THE ODDS Success in Challenging Circumstances 45–50
51–58 6 BREAKING THE BOX Getting Off the Library Grid 51–58
59–72 7 ALSO OF NOTE Firsts, Multiples, and Repeats 59–72
73–78 8 SIX DECADES OF EXEMPLARY LIBRARY DESIGN From Collections to Connections 73–78
79–94 AFTERWORD Where Are They Now? 79–94
95–102 APPENDIX A Chronological List of Award-Winning Libraries 95–102
103–110 APPENDIX B Alphabetical List of Award-WinningLibraries 103–110
111–116 APPENDIX C Alphabetical List of Award-Winning Architects 111–116
117–120 APPENDIX D Chronological List of Jurors 117–120
121–128 INDEX 121–128
129–130 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 129–130

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