I love articles that focus on creatively incorporating books and/or bookish themes into functional, whimsical design. At the very least, they can be conversation starters. The post, 22 Things that Belong in Every Bookworm’s Dream Home (October 2013), is sure to please.
Just for fun: Consider constructing one of the featured seating options to double as a workstation for your home office and maybe even your library/media center.
Would new books in a library display similar to #1, #9 or #20, attract attention and draw readers to peruse the titles?
Would students be encouraged to study independently if a library contained seating depicted in #18?
Image by Steven A Johnson. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons’ licensing.
Good design takes into consideration 1) what the structure will house/display, and 2) determine how people will interact and move within the space. In the future, will libraries require large structures to secure volumes of collections? Will they be characterized as meeting spaces to inspire various creative pursuits? Or, some unique combination of the two reflecting the mission based on the intended library type? Only time will tell the fate of tomorrow’s libraries. However, this week just for fun, CMLE highlights existing national and international libraries sporting futuristic designs.
Click here to see 10 Futuristic Libraries identified by Open Education Database (OEDb), August 2013.
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