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Library Buildings in Europe

  • Library Buildings in Europe

  • The Library Buildings in Europe website records  examples of good and interesting library buildings throughout Europe; it is a benchmarking tool for all those involved in new or refurbished library building projects including librarians, architects or any other professionals.

    The aim is to inspire and support anyone working on a library building project – a new building, an extension, a renovation, or a reworking of interior spaces. The wide variety of case studies will enable those involved in such projects to pick up on new trends, to share knowledge and experience, and to learn from, and make contact with, each other.

    Members of the LIBER Architecture Group (LIBER LAG) are delighted to offer this project as a tool to stimulate innovative ideas and new approaches to transforming the library model in the 21st century.

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    • RCSI Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin library building architecture design interior view
    Hufton+Crow , Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

    RCSI Library

    Dublin, 2017.

    In July 2017 RCSI opened a state of the art ten storey health sciences education building. At the heart of the building is the RCSI Library occupying three floors, levels zero to two, with advanced clinical and surgical simulation facilities above, and a five hundred-seat auditorium and sports facilities below.
    The new library has provided a once in a generation move for the library team and opportunities for deeper integration within the College community and the curriculum. The former library building was a stand-alone facility on the edge of the RCSI campus, out of sight of, and distant from, the centre of College activities. While functional it lacked the variety of spaces to support anticipated curricula changes and the student engagement agenda.

    The goals for the new library were to create a vibrant, state of the art learning space, integrate the library service within the continuum of life-long and self-directed learning supports, be a showcase and access point for the full range of library services and use space as a change agent signifying that the library is much more than just a place.

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