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Kevin Matthews
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Location: Eugene, Oregon
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apsuvapsu
Joined: 03 Feb 2005
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an extract from my piece in an architectural magazine-
"The image of the library left with the patron is potent, evoking strong feelings either of admiration or disgust. The building has become a larger-than-life structure using all the sledge-hammer tactics available in the architect’s book- size, glass, location, environmental graphics, designer furniture, stylish colours and a juxtaposition of various materials (some of which are already showing signs of wear-and-tear at the joints). The centrally located library also functions as the administrative headquarters for the whole library system. This adds to the size of the already mammoth library and so, the community programs supported by the library are dispersed across the facility and forces the users to use complex circulation to reach vast, impersonal volumes to access technology. Also, free-parking is available only for a limited amount of time, discouraging patrons to linger and use the facility. So, the library fulfils its brief as an icon but fails as a civic center-- a designer playhouse not seriously grappling with issues of human-centric, durable and sustainable design."
As a user I am outraged- because it is cold and obviously architects once again, in their vanity, create images and not livable spaces for users.
psha!
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