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https://flic.kr/p/ADEjL6 | Seattle Central Public Library | Seattle Central Public Library, designed by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) [Rem Koolhaas/Joshua Prince-Ramus] Seattle, Washington. All rights reserved. No use & distribution without express written permission. Strictly enforced.

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https://flic.kr/p/zBSXoN | Seattle Central Library | Seattle Central Library, Seattle, USA. Architects: Rem Koolhaas, oshua Prince-Ramus (OMA + LMN) Built: 2004 Area: 38300.0 sqm Location: Seattle, WA, USA. facebook foto-ml.pl instagram 500px

Building Integration - Project 3.0 - Seattle Public Library - Ben Larsen - Free download as PDF File (.pdf) or read online for free. Multistory-deep perimeter platform trusses supported by carefully positioned sloping columns that maximize counterbalancing opp ortu n Itle's gravity loads. Engineers developed sophisticated connections based on bridge expansion technology.

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Building Integration - Project 6.0 - Seattle Public Library - Ben Larsen - Free download as PDF File (.pdf) or read online for free. Architects conceived the new Central Library building as a celebration of books. They also worked to make the library inviting to the public, rather than stuffy. New functions include automatic book sorting and conveyance, self-checkout for patrons, and over 400 public computer terminals.

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Though they are losing ground to the e-book and the audiobook, public libraries were once central hubs of human intellectual progress. There's something about them that still attracts people, however – whether it's their magnificent historical buildings or the unmistakable smell of old books and dust, scholars and bookworms alike still enjoy perusing their hoards of literary treasures.

A few months ago, G was in Seattle on business and stayed in a hotel near the Seattle Public Library. Otherwise it would have never been on our radar as a place to visit in Seattle. The 11 story building opened in 2004 and can hold nearly 1.5 million books. The children's section alone is as big as our local library. In 2007, the building was voted #108 on the American Institute of Architects' list of Americans' 150 favorite structures in the US. Source It was certainly unlike any other…

Image 1 of 58 from gallery of Seattle Central Library / OMA + LMN. © Philippe Ruault

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Adeleh NEJATI Spring 2012 http://www.archdaily.com/11651/seattle-central-library-oma-lmn/ Architects: OMA + LMN Location: Seattle, Washington, USA Key Personnel: Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Prince-Ramus (Partner-in-Charge), with Mark von Hof-Zogrotzki, Natasha Sandmeier, Meghan Corwin, Bjarke Ingels, Carol Patterson Consultants: Arup, Bruce Mau Design, Davis Langdon, Dewhurst Macfarlane, Front, HKA, Hoffman Construction, Inside/Oustide, Jones & Jones, Kugler Tillotson, Magnusson Klemencic…

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Image 50 of 58 from gallery of Seattle Central Library / OMA + LMN. Photograph by OMA