Library - Architecture + design - Couverture rigide

Roth, Manuela

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3037680652 ISBN 13 : 9783037680650

Editeur : BRAUN, 2010

Synopsis

Because of the increasing requirements of multimedia the demands placed on libraries have grown enormously in the past decade. The institution went through a true image transformation, from an introverted hoard of knowledge to a globally networked information vendor and communication broker. The architectural realization of this expanded demand profile makes for a very complex and simultaneously exciting building task. Whether new buildings, conversions or extensions, Masterpieces : Library Architecture + Design shows the diversity of this task to complying with the requirements of cuttingedge technology and cultural demands at the same time.

Based on texts, photos and plans, 69 projects are presented from around the world - including the work of great architects such as José Rafael Moneo, Foster + Partners and Toyo Ito.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Manuela Roth, born 1980, has studied Interior Design in Germany and the USA. After practicing in the field for several years in Stuttgart and Duesseldorf she has been working since 2007 for different publishing houses. She has published several books on architecture and design, right now she is living in Berlin as freelance journalist.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Because of the increasing requirements of multimedia the demands placed on libraries have grown enormously in the past decade. The institution went through a true image transformation, from an introverted hoard of knowledge to a globally networked information vendor and communication broker. The architectural realization of this expanded demand profile makes for a very complex and simultaneously exciting building task. Whether new buildings, conversions or extensions, Masterpieces : Library Architecture + Design shows the diversity of this task to complying with the requirements of cuttingedge technology and cultural demands at the same time.

Based on texts, photos and plans, 69 projects are presented from around the world - including the work of great architects such as José Rafael Moneo, Foster + Partners and Toyo Ito.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: BRAUN
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3037680652
• ISBN 13: 9783037680650
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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