Evolving Spaces: An Architect's Perspective on Libraries

Abstract

Architecture is a social art. Buildings reflect the social and material conditions of the place and time where they are created. This is especially true of libraries, which represent our collective aspirations. For architects and clients involved in planning libraries, it is important to take a broad view of the task at hand, to understand the premises that guide design solutions, and to place libraries within a cultural context.

Citation

Lamis, A.P. (2004), "Evolving Spaces: An Architect's Perspective on Libraries", Advances in Librarianship (Advances in Librarianship, Vol. 28), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2830(04)28001-1