Alvar Aalto Viipuri Library «
http://www.alvaraalto.fi/viipuri/building.htm | | Also referred to as vyborg library , viipuri library was designed by alvar aalto and completed in 1935. it is considered to be a masterpiece of international modernism. description , photographs and details of its restoration. |
Bodleian Library «
http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ | | Oxford university's page about its main research library , one of the oldest in europe and which today consists of the buildings on the central site and nine other libraries. |
Carnegie Libraries of California «
http://carnegie-libraries.org/ | | History , architecture and use of over 100 libraries constructed between 1902 and 1921 from funding by andrew carnegie. search by city , region , architectural style , or name of architect. |
Carnegie Libraries of Scotland «
http://www.scotcities.com/carnegie/index.htm | | An illustrated guide by gerry blaikie to the architecture and history of libraries funded by andrew carnegie in scotland. |
Designing Libraries - Library Buildings Online «
http://www.designinglibraries.org.uk/ | | A database of descriptions and images of recent uk public library building projects. a resource for sharing expertise and experience on library planning and design. |
Glasgow University Library «
http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/exhibns/timeline/ | | An illustrated timeline of one of the largest libraries in the united kingdom , with its origins in the middle ages , but now housed in a building of the 1960s. |
Great Buildings Online: Libraries «
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/library.html | | Photographs , dates and discussions of a selection of the world's most outstanding library buildings from ancient to modern , with references. |
McLennan Library Building «
http://cac.mcgill.ca/campus/buildings/McLennan_Library.html | | A seven-storey reinforced concrete structure built in 1969 at the mcgill campus in montreal and designed by dobush , stewart , and bourke. description and photographs. |
Minneapolis Public Library «
http://www.mplib.org/su_factsheet.asp | | A factsheet on the sumner community library , a carnegie library in the tudor revival style , which first opened in 1915 and was restored and expanded in 2004. |
New York Public Library «
http://www.nypl.org/pr/history.cfm | | The history of the library designed by architects carrère and hastings , and completed in 1911. the design is based on the innovative ideas of its director , dr. john shaw billings. |
Pasadena Public Library «
http://www.cityofpasadena.net/library/brief-history.asp | | A brief history from its founding in 1882 , with illustrations and links to further details. the 1924 buildings designed by myron hunt and h. c. chambers were restored and renovated between 1984 and 1990. |
Private Libraries in Ancient Rome «
http://www.jerryfielden.com/essays/privatelibs.htm | | An essay by jerry fielden in 2001. |
Researching the Fabric and Fittings of the Historic Library in the British Isles «
http://www.cilip.org.uk/groups/lhg/hbuildings.pdf | | Methodology for recording information on library buildings , including a bibliography. [pdf] |
Seattle Public Library «
http://www.arcspace.com/architects/koolhaas/Seattle/ | | Arcspace's page about the innovative design for the new central library by architect rem koolhass , with brief description and photographs. |
South Christchurch Library «
http://library.christchurch.org.nz/South/ | | An environmentally friendly building opened in 2003 and winner of a supreme award for architecture at the nzia awards. designed by architecture warren and mahoney. links to photographs and further information about the building. |
