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Terms and conditions applyThe Architecture of The British Library at St Pancras
Roger Stonehouse and Gerhard Stromberg
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Format: Book
Pages: 262
Publisher: Spons Press
Date Published: Dec 2002
Stock Code: 26593
Binding: Hardback
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The British Library at St Pancras is reputed to be one of the worlds largest and most complex buildings. Taking 35 years to build, the design and construction were beset by controversy, however, once opened, the library design was praised, and has withheld the test of time due to its practicality and popularity with its users.
In a series of interrelated essays, the book describes the British Library and the experience of the building and explores it in the context of its underlying ideas and aspirations. This will be of interest both to those who have a general interest in the current debates concerning architecture and our culture, and to specialist librarians, professional and academic architects, arts and architecture historians and other building professionals.
Contents include 1. Introduction: 'Pegging out the Ground'. 2. The Institution. 3. From Street to Book. 4. Composition and Context. 5. Anatomy, Function and Use. 6. An Intimate Monumentality.
In a series of interrelated essays, the book describes the British Library and the experience of the building and explores it in the context of its underlying ideas and aspirations. This will be of interest both to those who have a general interest in the current debates concerning architecture and our culture, and to specialist librarians, professional and academic architects, arts and architecture historians and other building professionals.
Contents include 1. Introduction: 'Pegging out the Ground'. 2. The Institution. 3. From Street to Book. 4. Composition and Context. 5. Anatomy, Function and Use. 6. An Intimate Monumentality.
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