Essays about: "library renovation"

Found 2 essays containing the words library renovation.

1. 1. Making a Mess : Sociomaterial collaboration in a library renovation

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Joel Wranning; [2023]
   Keywords : Collaboration; digital humanities; actor-network theory; library and information science; organization studies; sociomateriality; library renovation;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the roles played by digital information and communication technologies in a Swedish public library’s three-year long renovation project. As a case study of technology-influenced collaboration in a cultural heritage institution, this study addresses a gap in digital humanities research on the practical details of sociotechnical collaboration, as well as a lack of documentation of an ongoing trend of renovations and rebuildings of Swedish public libraries. READ MORE

3. 2. Public domesticity in Turin

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Marco Nicastro; [2020]
   Keywords : Turin; public building; renovation; urban; library; archive;

   Abstract : Starting from an analysis of the character of the city of Turin (Italy), the project intervenes in the historical urban context with ta proposal for a multimedia library and archive space in a plot left vacant after WW2 bombings. The project includes the reuse of an existing building, formerly a theatre but currently in a state of ruin after the war destructions, as well as the creation of a new wing and public spaces. READ MORE