Whitechapel Idea Store

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Preface 9
4. The Building Type and its Emergence
5. The Library in its Social Context 10
6. The Library User as Customer 16
7. On the Typology of the Library 22
8. Form and Function in Library Design 30
9. Public Libraries in the United States 38
10. Planning Processes and Spatial Organization
11. Towards the Design of Libraries 44
12. Plan Configuration and Layout 49
13. Library Spaces for Children, Teens and Young Adults 58
14. Dialogues: Client, Librarian, Architect 62
15. Funding Options 68
16. Technical Requirements
17. Structural Concepts 70
18. Climate Control 80
19. Lighting and Illumination 88
20. Daylighting 90
21. Interior Design and Equipment
22. Refurbishment and Building Adaptation 96
23. Shelving 102
24. Orientation and Wayfinding Systems 106
25. Book Security and RFID 114
26. National Libraries
27. Introduction 120
28. Det Kongelige Bibliotek 122
29. National Library Singapore 126
30. Biblioteca Central Estatal de Guanajuato Wigberto Jiménez Moreno 130
31. National Library of China 134
32. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek 140
33. Large Public Libraries
34. Introduction 144
35. Burton Barr Central Library 146
36. Millennium Library 150
37. Seattle Central Library 154
38. OBA – Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam 158
39. Stadtbibliothek am Mailänder Platz 164
40. Library of Birmingham 166
41. Small Public Libraries
42. Introduction 172
43. Peckham Library and Media Centre 174
44. Biblioteca Pública Usera José Hierro 178
45. ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center 182
46. Whitechapel Idea Store 184
47. Miriam Matthews Hyde Park Branch Library 188
48. Arabian Public Library 190
49. Biblioteca Municipal 192
50. Parque Biblioteca España 194
51. Médiathèque André Malraux 198
52. Vennesla Bibliotek og Kulturhus 202
53. Biblioteca Municipal de Almada 206
54. Biblioteca Pública de Ceuta 208
55. Gando School Library 212
56. University Libraries
57. Introduction 214
58. Central Library Technische Universiteit Delft 216
59. Law Library Universität Zürich 220
60. IKMZ – Informations-, Kommunikationsund Medienzentrum Brandenburgische Technische Universität 222
61. Philological Library Freie Universität 226
62. Lewis Library Princeton University 230
63. Jacob-und-Wilhelm- Grimm-Zentrum Humboldt Universität 232
64. Rolex Learning Center Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 238
65. Joe and Rika Mansueto Library University of Chicago 244
66. Kai Feng Humanities and Social Sciences Library Tsinghua University 248
67. CINiBA – Centrum Informacji Naukowej i Biblioteka Akademicka Uniwersytet Śląski 252
68. Appendix
69. The Authors 256
70. Index of Names 258
71. Index of Places 259
72. Illustration Credits 262