Abstract
This thesis document investigates contemporary forms of information media and their effects on library architecture. The reseach portion of this document concludes with a design project that illustrates a solution to programmatic infill imposed upon academic libraries built prior to the rise of digital media. The casualties of injecting additional porgram elements into older libraries are the print collections. Many such libraries have adopted roles resembling community centres and have lost space devoted to quiet study and book stacks. The driving concept for this project was to return the program of the Ryerson University Libary to a state closer to its original design. By reintroducing lost collections and quiet work areas, the interactive and digitial program elements are forced outside the walls of the original building. This expelled program has been reformatted into a new archetype and is skinned as such, creating an additional university building focused on information exchange.
Highlights
A new spatial paradox is emerging in which digital media containers continue to shrink as technology advances while the creation of digital content is accelerating
This research document will conclude with a design project case study targeting a scenario commonly encountered in this pivotal period for information media
It was a common belief that the knowledge base of the ancient Greeks and Romans had Technology and the library
Summary
It is still possible to this day for an individual to enter these caves and interpret the ideas and stories of the original authors This power of stable information sharing has become very important to our communal species. As the format of media in which information is recorded changes, so does the manner in which this new media is interacted with. A new spatial paradox is emerging in which digital media containers continue to shrink as technology advances while the creation of digital content is accelerating. This phenomenon is sparking a great deal of debate on how library design should proceed. This research document will conclude with a design project case study targeting a scenario commonly encountered in this pivotal period for information media
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