In my recent presentations I have been using a picture of the The Saltire Centre at Glasgow Caledonian University, to emphasis how libraries are now becoming flexible learning spaces in the physical as well as the online world. The Saltire Centre is an excellent example of a purpose designed building which provides an inspiration learning environment. If you get to see Les Watson, the champion behind the project to build the Saltire speak, as he did at the recent Executive Briefing organized by Talis at CILIP, take it.
The social event at the National Library of Finland's Triangle Seminar was held in the new Library of the University of Technology in Tampere. This is another library building providing an inspirational working environment. At its core is a staircase providing impressive views from the ground floor to the roof. Mia culpa I didn't manage to get a photograph of it to add to the others I took in Tampere.
On the subject of library buildings I highly recommend a look at this talk by Joshua Prince-Ramus filmed at the 2006 TED Conference. Joshua is the architect of the Seattle Central Library. The majority of his presentation takes you on a journey through the design and realization of this innovative library building. It is well worth letting the video run on beyond the section on the library it is a fascinating insight in to his visualization, design and construction of public buildings.
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