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

ISBN-13: 9781138326736 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 456 str.

R. Thomas Hille

Opis

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. Highly visual in its presentation, the study includes 885 color photographs and illustrations, and 195 scale drawings.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

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.