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Designing a library? Don’t focus on books

Nov. 2, 2010

How do you design a library when print books are no longer its core business? Turn them into massive study halls. That’s what designers did at the University of Amsterdam, where they transformed the existing 27,000-sf library into a study center—without any visible books. About 2,000 students visit the facility daily and encounter workspaces instead of stacks.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662561/a-library-designed-for-the-post-print-era

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