Home 206 934 4050 ask the library schedule a research appointment library accountrenew find out how to return or renew items you have borrowed stay up to date on library services and resources during remote operations at our covid 19 library services blog. Rem koolhaas and joshua prince ramus of omalmn were the principal architects magnusson klemencic associates was the structural engineer. Hospital architecture library.
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The seattle public librarys central library is the flagship library of the seattle public library system.
Central library seattle. Die seattle central library ist eine staedtische bibliothekdas elfgeschoessige 34000 m2 grosse glas und stahlgebaeude wurde durch die architekten rem koolhaas und joshua prince ramus im stil des dekonstruktivismus entworfen und 2004 eroeffnet. The new central library opened may 23 2004. Central library in seattle. Each element defines a physically and functionally distinct library cluster.
Architect rem koolhaas merged five adjoining multi storey building sections to form an 11 storey library thus creating a cubically folded building structure suffused with light. And 49000 sf of parking. The new central library looms up from the centre of seattle like a colossal pile of crystal books. Images by philippe ruault.
Vincentius lieyanto final inspiration. The 11 story 185 feet or 569 meters high glass and steel building in downtown seattle washington was opened to the public on sunday may 23 2004. The 11 floor building contains an innovative books spiral a 275 seat auditorium and open spaces where patrons can meet study search the web or read. An der errichtung waren die architektur und ingenieurbueros magnusson klemencic associates und arup beteiligt.
Completed in 2004 in seattle united states. It also has underground parking for about 143 vehicles. Seattle central library at a moment when libraries are perceived to be under threat from a shrinking public realm on one side and digitization on the other the seattle central library creates a civic space for the circulation of knowledge in all media and an innovative organizing system for an ever growing physical collection the books spiral. The library has centers for children teens and adult readers along with expanded collections and a large computer lab.
The seattle central library is the central library for seattles 28 branch library system including a childrens collection auditorium staff floor living room meeting rooms information services publicly accessible book storage spiral reading room and administration headquarters. The seattle central library redefines the library as an institution no longer exclusively dedicated to the book but as an.
