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Seattle Central Library. At a moment when libraries are perceived to be under threat from a shrinking public realm on one side and digitization on the other, the Seattle Central Library creates a civic space for the circulation of knowledge in all media, and an innovative organizing system for an ever-growing physical collection – the Books ...
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10 de fev. de 2009 · Program: Central library for Seattle’s 28-branch library system, including 33,700 sqm of hq, reading room, book spiral, mixing chamber, meeting platform, living room, staff floor,...
21 de jul. de 2014 · A Biblioteca Central de Seattle redefine a biblioteca como uma instituição já não exclusivamente dedicada aos livros, mas como um armazenamento de informações, onde todas as formas potentes de mídia, nova e antiga, são apresentadas de forma igual e legível.
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The library designed, from 1999 to 2004, was a very specific method. The architects, Rem Koolhaas along with Joshua Prince-Ramus have combined the similarities into sets of clusters based on the programs and media – five based on stability and four on instability. Different floorsof the library function differently and are designed in such a way th...
The Mixing Chamber, as the name suggests is an area to “mix”. The interaction between the librarian and patron happens intensively in this area. It is created to fulfil the need for expert help if somebody needs this essential service. The 132 computers situated in this area provide a good backdrop for the transference of information. The librarian...
The main aim of Rem Koolhaas, as an architect was to not make the Seattle Central Library a cliché bookstore but an information hub. He wanted it to be a complete experience for the old and new; where the scent of old books and flipping of pages would meet the scent of technologyand the clattering of keys on a computer. He wanted all different form...
The library, although made with the best intentions to keep all forms of media aware and alive, there have been a few questions raised or comments passed by bloggers and even revelations by Rem Koolhaas himself. Bloggers believed that through the regular followed methods of spatial architecture, security and privatising technology, the public funds...
The Seattle Central Library is the flagship library of the Seattle Public Library system. The 11-story (185 feet or 56.9 meters high) glass and steel building in the downtown core of Seattle, Washington was opened to the public on May 23, 2004. Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Prince-Ramus of OMA/LMN were the principal architects, and ...
The Seattle Public Library was opened in May 2004. The design of the architect ‘s career clinched Rem Koolhaas because it is an impressive building that combines futuristic lines with the functionality of a library.
The Seattle Public Library. Architects. OMA / LMN – A Joint Venture. Engineer: Arup / Magnusson Klemencic Associates. Principals: Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Prince-Ramus (Partner in Charge). Project Architects: Meghan Corwin, Mark von Hof-Zogrotzki, Bjarke Ingels, Carol Patterson, Natasha Sandmeier.
