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DLR Group's Interior Design Leader Gretchen Holy, Assoc. IIDA, shares the idea that a designer's responsibility to embrace a library’s history, respect its past, and create an environment that will serve student populations for the next 100 years.
GBBN Associate Sarah Kusuma Rubritz, AIA, uses the University of Pittsburgh's Hillman Library to showcase how libraries are transforming to support students’ needs.
Over the last few years, public libraries have transitioned from being buildings that only store and lend books to being fully featured community centers.
One hundred forty years ago, Theodore Roosevelt had a vision that is being realized today. The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library is a cutting-edge example of what’s possible when all seven ambitions are pursued to the fullest from the beginning and integrated into the design at every phase and scale.
Its exterior design reflects the neighborhood’s industrial history, while its interior fosters community and shared learning.
Less than a decade ago, the city was devastated by four major earthquakes.
Beyond lending books and DVDs, the Elkridge (Md.) branch library loans household tools like ladders, wheelbarrows, and sewing machines.
The plane was removed from its cliffside perch five days after the incident.
Johnson Favaro designed the space.
Left out of this ongoing national debate over infrastructure are the nation’s other public buildings: the libraries, community centers, courthouses, community college buildings, affordable housing developments, and justice facilities.
The roof was funded through a process that allows local residents to decide how City capital dollars are spent in their neighborhoods.
The choice comes after a 12-year planning process and a yearlong selection process.
The original building was updated and given a new extension and landscaping.
