... Library design Student needs A key feature of higher education in England is the amount of independent study students must undertake outside of formal contact hours. It is therefore incumbent on universities to provide students with appropriate spaces in which to learn independently...

... Library design Library renovation Teaching space Founded in 1820, Indiana University (IU) Bloomington is the flagship campus and is one of eight IU campuses. It is a residential campus and it is the largest of IU’s campuses. The campus supports just over 36,000 undergraduate students, 10,000...

...’ needs and what they interpret as a future for books. This paper reviews a selection of the projects in the context of contemporary research, and discusses the book as a physical object, contemporary library design and the role of libraries as civic buildings. Findings – Despite being designed...