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Designed by the famous architect Gunnar Asplund nearly 100 years ago. Currently undergoing a big renovation. He also designed the park with the fountain.
I have finished the drawing of library ladders that I have been doing over the last few days at work. See it as a work in progress on my blog
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watercolour pencil
see more of my book and library drawings gathered together at www.flickr.com/photos/alissaduke/sets/72157648983342201/
aka the Abraham Glen House, a rare "Dutch Colonial heavy timber frame house" built in the 1730s and in use as a library since 1930. In 2004 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Scotia, New York.
The library of Turku, Finland.
Leica M8.2 with Carl Zeiss Biogon 2.8/25
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This is a new project called Manchester's forgotten architecture. There is a disturbing revolution happening in Manchester. It is turning into a Londonesque skyline with Steel and Glass being the order of the day. Older buildings and yes, streets are being demolished to make way for this "progress." One developer actually said, " We are demolishing buildings that perhaps have local history, but not recognised as national importance. It is in Manchester's interest to let go of it's past and embrace it's future.
Here is a picture of Manchester Law Library, still fully stocked with papers dating back to 1820. The majority of the artifacts have now been moved to a new facility. It is worth noting that this building receives no public funding for its upkeep. All privately funded by its members.As for the future of this beautiful building? well, it is a Grade II listed building, but that has never stopped a determined developer.
The library is very warm and comfortable....though my preference is scrolls over books. Time moves forward and who am I to stop it?
Marsh’s Library was founded in the early eighteenth century by Archbishop Narcissus Marsh (1638-1713).Designed by Sir William Robinson (d.1712) the Surveyor General of Ireland, it is one of the very few 18th century buildings left in Dublin that is still being used for its original purpose. Many of the collections in the Library are still kept on the shelves allocated to them by Marsh and by Elias Bouhéreau, the first librarian, when the Library was opened.
Children's Library, showing the 'magical apple tree' and its bespoke circular seating with integrated book storage.
My third version of this, one of Manchester's finest and best-loved buildings.
The library was opened in 1934 by King George V.......
"The royals were whisked off to the second floor where there was a Reception Room and private apartments usually used by the Chairman of Committee. As there was no plumbing on that side of the building two Elsans [toilets] had been provided for royal use. The King drank a welcome whisky and soda and the Queen a cup of tea from a newly-purchased tea-service that later went into the Town Hall china closets." (Hilda McGill, former member of staff)
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Seattle Central Library, Seattle, USA.
Architects: Rem Koolhaas, Joshua Prince-Ramus (OMA + LMN)
Built: 2004
Area: 38300.0 sqm
Location: Seattle, WA, USA.
© Tom Simcock 2015.
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A special library serving both the research needs of scientific communities and a general public looking for information and entertainment.
Running out of new photography due to the lockdown and looking back to some older images - in this case the Library of Birmingham in January 2014
Everton Library, sadly closed down and falling into disrepair. A really lovely building that should be saved and re-opened.
A circa 1900 taxi stand at the U.S. Capitol. Cabbies wait patiently, with the new Library of Congress looming majestically behind them. From a recently acquired glass lantern slide.
umm, looking for other photos for work-related reasons, but this reminds me of those brilliant "tilt-shift" photography photos come across recently via boingboing.com. but, this is just a real scene taken from the top level of the state library of victoria.
I have lived in Washington DC almost twenty years and have visited most of the museums, buildings and attractions at one time or another. To me, the most impressive is the Thomas Jefferson Building, the oldest and most recognizable Library of Congress building.
I have visited the LOC a few times but never attempted to get photos until my last visit. The scale is simply overwhelming. My lack of experience for indoor, architectural photography did not do justice to the grandeur of the place, but hopefully this short series will be of some interest. To me it's a must-see for any visit to DC.
Another shot from the "Main Reading Room." View LARGE for much more detail
Manchester Central Library is the headquarters of the city's library and information service in Manchester, England. Facing St Peter's Square, it was designed by E. Vincent Harris and constructed between 1930 and 1934. At its opening, one critic wrote, "This is the sort of thing which persuades one to believe in the perennial applicability of the Classical canon". The form of the building, a columned portico attached to a rotunda domed structure, is loosely derived from the Pantheon, Rome.
The library building is grade II* listed. A four-year project to renovate and refurbish the library commenced in 2010. Central Library re-opened on 22 March 2014.