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Evolution of public library architecture as based on the work of Alvar Aalto and the extension of the Seinäjoki library

ŠLAPETA, V.; GIERBIENIS, M.

Original Title

Evolution of public library architecture as based on the work of Alvar Aalto and the extension of the Seinäjoki library

English Title

Evolution of public library architecture as based on the work of Alvar Aalto and the extension of the Seinäjoki library

Type

Peer-reviewed article not indexed in WoS or Scopus

Original Abstract

The paper discusses how library architecture has evolved over the centuries on the case study of the extension of the public library in Seinäjoki. Finnish city is also known for the work of Alvar Aalto, who created a civic centre that also became the site of one of the most interesting libraries. Aalto was passionate about this form of use, which accompanied him through various stages of his career. Given that the old building and the new one were built less than half a century apart, it is interesting from a research point of view to compare their architecture, aesthetics and approach to spatial organisation.

English abstract

The paper discusses how library architecture has evolved over the centuries on the case study of the extension of the public library in Seinäjoki. Finnish city is also known for the work of Alvar Aalto, who created a civic centre that also became the site of one of the most interesting libraries. Aalto was passionate about this form of use, which accompanied him through various stages of his career. Given that the old building and the new one were built less than half a century apart, it is interesting from a research point of view to compare their architecture, aesthetics and approach to spatial organisation.

Keywords

library; organic architecture; sustainable development; Alvar Aalto

Key words in English

library; organic architecture; sustainable development; Alvar Aalto

Authors

ŠLAPETA, V.; GIERBIENIS, M.

RIV year

2025

Released

02.12.2024

Publisher

Wydawnictwo Politechniki Krakowskiej

Location

Kraków

ISBN

0011-4561

Periodical

Czasopismo techniczne - Budownictwo

Volume

121

Number

1

State

Republic of Poland

Pages from

1

Pages to

17

Pages count

17

URL

https://sciendo.com/article/10.37705/TechTrans/e2024019

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/251904

BibTex

@article{BUT194075,
  author="Vladimír {Šlapeta} and Marcin {Gierbienis}",
  title="Evolution of public library architecture as based on the work of Alvar Aalto and the extension of the Seinäjoki library",
  journal="Czasopismo techniczne - Budownictwo",
  year="2024",
  volume="121",
  number="1",
  pages="1--17",
  doi="10.37705/TechTrans/e2024019",
  issn="0011-4561",
  url="https://sciendo.com/article/10.37705/TechTrans/e2024019"
}

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