Seattle public library : OMA/LMN / edited by Michael Kubo and Ramon Prat.
Contributor(s): Kubo, Michael
| Prat, Ramon.
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BookSeries: Verb (Barcelona, Spain): Publisher: Barcelona : Actar, 2005Description: 162 p. : chiefly ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9788495951632.Subject(s): Seattle Central Library -- History | LMN Architects | Office for Metropolitan Architecture | Library buildings -- Washington (State) | Seattle (Wash.) -- Buildings, structures, etcDDC classification: 727.8 Summary: The third in the series of Verb monographs examines the Seattle Public Library, one of OMA's most heavily anticipated projects in the US. Its design begins with a radical rethinking of the very nature of the library. First, we look at the project in terms of the role of new media technologies that have changed the status of the library in the contemporary city, conceived as an information store rather than a traditional repository for books. Second, we explore the relation of the project to a well-known history of investigations by OMA of the library/mediatheque type, including the TGB, Jussieu, and ZKM projects. As with the previous Verb monographs, the book provides a comprehensive account of the project's design process, following its development from the initial concept books through construction to the opening of the building.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General lending | MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending | 727.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00133969 |
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Text is primarily articles from the Seattle Times and the Seattle Post Intelligencer newspapers.
The third in the series of Verb monographs examines the Seattle Public Library, one of OMA's most heavily anticipated projects in the US. Its design begins with a radical rethinking of the very nature of the library. First, we look at the project in terms of the role of new media technologies that have changed the status of the library in the contemporary city, conceived as an information store rather than a traditional repository for books. Second, we explore the relation of the project to a well-known history of investigations by OMA of the library/mediatheque type, including the TGB, Jussieu, and ZKM projects. As with the previous Verb monographs, the book provides a comprehensive account of the project's design process, following its development from the initial concept books through construction to the opening of the building.