Main entry:

Mattern, Shannon Christine, author.

Title & Author:

The new downtown library : designing with communities / Shannon Mattern.

Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2007]
©2007

Description:

xiv, 179 pages : illustrations, map, plans ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-173) and index.
All things to all people : the public library and its multiple identities -- A new chapter : the third wave of library design -- The downtown library, urban sprawl, and the information age -- Form for function : the architecture of new libraries -- Reinventing the public square : libraries and nonmedia programming -- Open stacks : negotiating space for media -- Away from the desk : new modes of librarianship -- Conclusion.

Summary:

"In The New Downtown Library, Shannon Mattern draws on a diverse range of sources to investigate how libraries serve as multiuse public spaces, anchors in urban redevelopment, civic icons, and showcases of renowned architects like Rem Koolhaas, Cesar Pelli, and Enrique Norton. Mattern's analysis reveals the complexity of contemporary dialogues in library design, highlighting the roles that staff, the public, and other special interest groups play."--Jacket.

Resources:
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ISBN:

9780816648962 (alk. paper)
0816648964 (alk. paper)
9780816648979 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0816648972 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Library buildings United States Design and construction.
Library architecture United States.
Public libraries United States.
Libraries and metropolitan areas United States.
Bibliothèques (Édifices) États-Unis Conception et construction.
Bibliothèques Architecture États-Unis.
Bibliothèques publiques États-Unis.
Bibliothèques et agglomérations urbaines États-Unis.
Architecture des bibliothèques États-Unis.
Libraries and metropolitan areas
Library architecture
Library buildings Design and construction
Public libraries
Biblioteksbyggnader design och konstruktion Förenta staterna.
Folkbibliotek Förenta staterna.
United States

Holdings:

Location: Library main 251242
Call No.: BIB 180724
Status: Available