Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2023

Publication Title

Public Library Quarterly

Publisher

Routledge

Volume

43

Issue

2

First page number:

223

Last page number:

259

Abstract

The primary objective of this article, an architectural forecasting opinion piece written by a design expert, is to investigate the various models of public library buildings and explore the continuous evolution of library design (presenting valuable information for anyone planning a library). The main question explored in this article is: What will be the design characteristics of the next-generation library? Methods used include precedent analysis, cases selected from an international list of 50 libraries built between 2010–2023 following a web search using the phrase “public library architecture” and analyzing these cases for repeated thematic similarities. Three similarities are identified.

Keywords

History and Evolution of Library Design; Public Building; Library Typologies; Public Space; Hybrid Program; User Engagement; Flexibility; Sustainable Design

Disciplines

Architecture

File Format

pdf

File Size

34000 KB

Language

English

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Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

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