During our preparation for the Steelcase workshop on November 9th in NYC, we came across this link to a new type of library. Very interesting…click here<\/p>\n
The web site states, “The defining decorative element of a library has always been the books themselves. But now that institutions ranging from the University of Texas at Austin to ultra-traditional Cushing Academy are tossing their stacks in favor of digital collections, the question arises: How do you design a library when print books are no longer its core business?”<\/p>\n
At the University of Amsterdam, Dutch designers Studio Roelof Mulder and Bureau Ira Koers converted an existing 27,000-square-foot library into a massive study hall — without any visible books — to accommodate the 1,500 to 2,000 students who visit daily. Does this work? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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