VIKBB10 Library Architecture

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Ladislav Kurka (lecturer)
PhDr. Alexandra Škyříková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Zdeněk Kadlec, Dr.
Division of Information and Library Studies – Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marie Hradilová
Supplier department: Division of Information and Library Studies – Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 22. 2. 15:50–19:05 C11, Fri 15. 3. 15:50–19:05 C11, Fri 5. 4. 15:50–19:05 C11, Fri 26. 4. 15:50–19:05 C11, Fri 17. 5. 15:50–19:05 C11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Course objectives: to make the students familiar with the basic features of the architecture, especially of the 20th century; to give the survey about libraries architecture history and about the most important buildings, refering to the Czech and world libraries; the library architecture is a manifestation of the social and cultural development, by their understanding and the knowledge of the library civil work principles the students of Information and Library Studies learn to be architects partners at the dialogue refering to the new library buildings or the reconstructions.
Syllabus
  • Synopsis:
  • Architecture and the buildings
  • Architecture in general
  • Three explosions of information
  • Libraries architecture in the historical process
  • Philosophy of the library
  • Building programme
  • Project preparation
  • Library building
  • Library location
  • Disposal solution
  • Mutual structure of library territory
  • Technical conditions of the realisation
  • Examples of buildings
  • Interior
  • Categorization of the furnishing articles
  • Ergonomics
  • Examples of the interior solutions
Literature
  • Knihovna a architektura 2007 :vnitřní prostředí. Edited by Lenka Patoková - Danuše Lošťáková. Vyd. 1. [Praha]: Státní technická knihovna, 2007, 98 s. ISBN 978-80-86504-18-6. info
  • Knihovna a architektura 2005 :interiéry knihoven. Edited by Lenka Patoková - Danuše Lošťáková - Martin Svoboda. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní technická knihovna, 2005, 74 s. ISBN 80-86504-15-8. info
  • FRAMPTON, Kenneth. Moderní architektura : kritické dějiny. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2004, 457 s. ISBN 8020012613. info
  • Knihovna a architektura 2003 :knihovny bez bariér. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní technická knihovna, 2003, 87 s. ISBN 80-86504-11-5. info
  • Planning the modern public library building. Edited by Gerard B. McCabe - James R. Kennedy. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2003, xiv, 280. ISBN 0313321558. info
  • BROWN, Carol R. Interior design for libraries : drawing on function & appeal. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002, viii, 143. ISBN 0838908292. info
  • Libraries for the future :planning buildings that work : papers from the LAMA library buildings preconference, June 27-28, 1991, [Atlanta, Georgia]. Edited by Ron G. Martin. Chicago: American Library Association, 1992, iii, 58 s. ISBN 0-8389-0597-8. info
  • RODGER, Elizabet M. Who wins - the architect or the librarian? : academic library building in Britain, 1984-1989. [Bradford]: University Press, 1991, s. 72-84. info
  • EDWARDS, Heather M. University library building planning. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1990, vii, 131 s. ISBN 0-8108-2225-3. info
  • HOLT, Raymond M. Preparing the building program. Metuchen, N.J.: The Scarecrow Press, 1989, s. 43-57. info
  • KNEIDL, Pravoslav. Z historie evropské knihy : po stopách knih, knihtisku a knihoven. Photo by Pavel Brunclík - Vladimír Fyman - Vladimír Hyhlík - Karel Neubert -. Vydání I. Praha: Svoboda, 1989, 142 stran. ISBN 8020500936. URL info
  • New academic library buildings. Edited by Karl Nyren. New York: Library Journal, 1980, 71 s. ISBN 0-8352-1323-4. info
Teaching methods
lectures (participation in lectures is strongly recommended)
presentations by professionals in the field of libraries architecture
class discussion
excursion
Assessment methods
colloquium
presentation of selected library - final team project
students failing in the project will take written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015.
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