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Libraries with a Future: How Are Academic Library Usage and Green Demands Changing Building Designs?
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Direct linkLoder, Michael Wescott – College & Research Libraries, 2010
Support for the modular system of building construction, touted in the second half of the 20th century as the best basis for academic library building design, appears to be waning. A study of "green" libraries in 2008 revealed that not only has energy conservation become important, but that spaces designed for users rather than books…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Building Design, Energy Conservation, Users (Information)
Download full textDade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1970
Because of rising costs and rapid educational change, the architectural design of a school becomes important to the accomplishment of an educational program. The contemporary architect must design a building with one eye on its construction and maintenance costs and the other on new materials and products and on expanding educational programs.…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Construction Costs, Design Requirements
