The Library as Place: Changes in Learning Patterns, Collections, Technology and Use
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Top library building trends
24 June 2012
American Library Association 2012 Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA
Why I like the library
8 April 2010
Libraries & Learning Environments workshop, Boston, MA
Joseph Rondinelli, Senior Associate, Shepley Bulfinch
Transforming the library into an integrated learning center
5 April 2008
Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) Learning Space and Technology conference - Agnes Scott College, Decatur GA
Sarah Felton, Shepley Bulfinch
Susan Perry, Mellon Foundation
Austin breaks ground on new Central Library
Thursday, 30 May 2013
The City of Austin, Texas, broke ground today on its new Central Library, establishing a major civic presence and community gathering space in the heart of the city’s redeveloped Seaholm district. The library, which is scheduled for completion in 2016, is designed by the architectural joint venture of Lake|Flato and Shepley Bulfinch.
The building is defined by a light-filled, six-story atrium space wrapped by collections and event space. Distinctive elements include a series of reading porches that overlook Shoal Creek and Lady Bird Lake, a quiet reading room, ...[more]
Fusion libraries: new models for new times
23 June 2012
American Library Association 2012 Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA
Janette Blackburn, AIA, Principal, Shepley Bulfinch
Jane Duffy, Dean, University Library, University of Winnepeg, Canada
Designing libraries for the 21st century
17 May 2012
University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Joe Rondinelli, Director, Shepley Bulfinch
IIDA design award for Woodruff Library
Monday, 30 April 2012
Shepley Bulfinch has won the “Single Space” category in the 2012 Library Interior Design Competition for the Learning Commons for Atlanta University Center’s Robert W. Woodruff Library. The biennial design award is jointly sponsored by the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and the American Library Association (ALA).
“This award is a real honor for a transformational work,” said interior designer Joe Rondinelli, a director at Shepley Bulfinch. “The limitations in an interior renovation project can stimulate creativity. For Woodruff, we embraced the red accent color of the ...[more]