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Date of Award
2017
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10365/26016
Publisher
North Dakota State University
Rights
NDSU Policy 190.6.2
URI
https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
Abstract
How can architecture create context and facilitate understanding of the information presented in public libraries through both physical and digital media to encourage community engagement? This thesis analyzes the architectural relationship between the public, information, and the city. Historically, library buildings have acted as the interface through which the public accessed information. As the way we access information has changed, libraries have changed as well. The proliferation of easy and remote access to information can lead to the assumption that libraries, as portals to information, are obsolete. However, information that is less exclusive is also less edited, driving the amount of information up and driving the quality of any given piece of information down. Among the strategies to interpret this large amount of information, context is one of the most valuable. To provide context, this thesis focuses on public library architecture as a lens for understanding and viewing how different forms of connection impact the city.
Recommended Citation
Braaksma, Nicholas, "Emerging Public: The Public Library's Role in Building Community" (2017). Architecture Theses. 701.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/architecture-theses/701