Contemporary Library Architecture : A Planning and Design Guide (Hardcover)

Part 1: The Library in the City 1. A City with a Great Library is a Great City Part 2: The Libraryness of Libraries 2. Libraries: The 'Sacred' Spaces of Modernity 3. What you see is what you get? Key Aspects of Library 4. A New Wave of Library Architecture Part 3: Planning and Design Processes 5. Developing the Brief and Establishing a Project Management Team 6. Places and Partners 7. Programme and People: The Changing Library Programme 8. A Vital Space for Children and Young People Part 4: Case Studies 9. Public Library Case Studies Barcelona; Bournemouth; Brighton; Canada Water; Cardiff; Dagenham; Ewell; Glasgow Bridge; Hook; Huntingdon; Newcastle; Norwich; Whitechapel; Winchester 10. Academic Library Case Studies Aberdeen University; Cranfield University; Sheffield University, Commons; Sheffield University, Western Library; Surrey University Part 5: Lessons for the Future 11. Lessons from the Case Studies and Post-Occupancy Evaluation 12. 21st Century Libraries: Changing Forms, Changing Functions