Library space : inspiration for buildings and design / edited by Hellen Niegaard, Jens Lauridsen and Knud Schulz

Kick-off the local building process! / Vagn Ytte Larsen -- Something is changing in the state of Denmark: six aspects of current Danish library development / by Hellen Niegaard -- 1. The new library: The new library / by Rem Koolhaas ; Digital drive and room for contemplation : library transformation-international tendences/ by Hellen Niegaard ; The library in urban space / by Jens Lauridsen ; Reconstruction of the library / by Rolf Hapel -- 2. World class library buildings: reflections from Seatlle / by Knud Schulz ; Scala - The city house, Copenhagen / by Bjarke Ingels ; A new main library for Stockholm / by Inga Lundén ; The new main librery in Amsterdam / by Jens Lauridsen ; Oslo is staking its money on culture, knowledge and communication : library building in an anthropological perspective / by Igal Voronel ; The breaking up of libraries in Finlamd and Helsinki / By Maija Berndtson -- 3. Transformation of the library concept: six examples: Cerritos public library :world-famous library for experience and learning / by Ravinder Kaur-Pedersen and Jakob Laerke ; Where democracy happens : Salt Lake city public library / by John N. Berry III ; The dok delft - library concept / by Marianne Koren ; Naestved's new main library / by Nanna D. Stryhn ; The red ribbon - in Hjorring / by Borge Sondergaard ; Implementing the modern library : without extra funds - the Greve solution / by Marianne Olsen -- 4. Children and libraries: Powerful new libraries for children and young adults : two American libraries / by Inger Skamris ; Urban development and libraries : the children's library as a placemaker / by Casper Hvenegaard ; The (not so) bookless children's library : Aalborg finds new ways / by Sonja Ibach Nissen ; The mosaic in Kjellerup : integrated childre'ns and school library / by Inge Kring ; Library service for children in future. Recommendations and ideas from a report / by Jens Thorhauge -- 5. New types of library branches: Library 10 : it and music library in Helsinki / by Jens Lauridsen ; The library in Midtown : new ideas about the future physical library / by Sara Jorgensen ; Citizen's services and the library : the Aarhus Model / by Susanne Gilling and Britta Bitsch ; Egtved library and citizens' services in the former town hall / by Jens Lauridsen ; The library as the new social meeting place : about community center Gellerup and its design / by Lone Lauridsen ; Body and mind under one roof : haraldslund water and culture centre / by Kirsten Boelt ; The library hall in Ordrup : sport, culture and learning in the same house / by Pia Hansen -- 6. Process and citizen involvement: The construction process - brick by brick / by Jens Lauridsen ; Library construction from an architect's point of view / by Per Feldthaus ; Public sector cultural constructions of today : process and user involvement / by Per Schulze ; Mediaspace in Aarhus : a user process / by Marie Ostergard ; Tools, standards and inspiration / by Hellen Niegaard. 7. Competitions, procurement and public private partner-ships (PPP-agreements): Competitions, procurement and funding / by Lars P. Pedersen ; PPP in Kolding : new partnership model within the library area / by Kirten Sparvath -- 8. New library buildings ideas & inspiration: Library buildings worth visiting : Denmanrk and Southern Sweden, from 1997 ; Danish municipalities with plans for a new main library -- Index: names and places