1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910814004403321

Autore

Worpole Ken

Titolo

Contemporary library architecture : a planning and design guide / / Ken Worpole

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-66069-0

1-136-66062-3

0-203-58403-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 197 pages ) : illustrations

Disciplina

727.8

Soggetti

Library architecture

Library buildings - Design and construction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ch. 1. A city with a great library is a great city -- ch. 2. Libraries : the 'sacred' spaces of modernity -- ch. 3. What you see is what you get : key elements of library architecture -- ch. 4. A new wave of library architecture -- ch. 5. Developing the brief and establishing a project management team -- ch. 6. Places and partners -- ch. 7. Programmes and people : the changing library programme -- ch. 8. A vital space for children and young people -- ch. 9. Public library case studies -- ch. 10. Academic library case studies -- ch. 11. Lessons from the case studies and post-occupancy evaluation -- ch. 12. Twenty-first century libraries : changing forms, changing functions.

Sommario/riassunto

"Focusing on the practical issues which need to be addressed by anyone involved in library design, here Ken Worpole offers his renowned expertise to architects, planners, library professionals, students, local government officers and members interested in creating and sustaining successful library buildings and services. Contemporary Library Architecture: A Planning and Design Guide features: (1) a brief history of library architecture; (2) an account of some of the most distinctive new library designs of the 20th & 21st centuries; (3) an outline of the process for developing a successful brief and establishing a project management team; (4) a delineation of the



commissioning process; (5) practical advice on how to deal with vital elements such as public accessibility, stock-holding, ICT, back office functions, children's services, co-location with other services such as learning centres and tourist & information services an sustainability; (6) in depth case studies from around the world, including public and academic libraries from the UK, Europe and the US; (7) full colour illustrations throughout, showing technical details and photographs. This book is the ultimate guide for anyone approaching library design"--Provided by publisher.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA990003757990403321

Autore

Lévy-Bruhl, Lucien <1857-1939>

Titolo

La mentalità primitiva / Lucien Lévy-Bruhl ; con un saggio di Giuseppe Cocchiara ; traduzione di Carlo Cignetti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Torino, : Einaudi, 1971

Edizione

[2. ed]

Descrizione fisica

xxvi, 463 p. ; 18 cm

Collana

Nuova universale Einaudi ; 69

Disciplina

305.800 1

155.81

306.01

Locazione

SDI

BFS

Collocazione

SDI-KS 191

306.01 LVB 1

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Contiene indice analitico



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910482353803321

Autore

Giles, of Rome, <approximately 1243-1316.>

Titolo

Egidius cum Marsilio et Alberto de generatione :b[i.e. Commentaria in libros Arisotelis de generatione et corruptione] / [Giles]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Venice, : Luca Antonio Giunta, 1518

Descrizione fisica

Online resource (64 leaves , (fol.))

Lingua di pubblicazione

Latino

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in The Wellcome Library, London.