Congratulations to Nicole Cao, who received an award for Outstanding Design Work in 1B (Arch 193)for the 1B term in Winter 2020.
ARCH
193
Library+
/
New
Models
for
Learning
&
Lending
Coordinated
by
Maya
Przybylski
Recently,
public
libraries
have
broadened
their
services
and
resources
to
include
things
like
tool
libraries,
health
clinics,
makerlabs,
co-working
spaces
among
many
others.
With
this
expansive
view
of
its
offerings
to
a
community,
the
Library+
has
emerged
as
an
incredibly
valuable
public
incubator
–
bringing
and
stimulating
social,
cultural,
economic,
and
educational
support
and
development.
These
projects
explore
this
new
typology
by
developing
and
integrating
programmatic,
spatial,
contextual,
material
and
tectonic
architectural
strategies
into
a
proposal
for
a
new
library+
building
along
the
West
Toronto
Rail
Path.
Caterpillar
Children's
Library
With
its
dynamic
circulation,
Caterpillar
merges
reading
with
play
to
encourage
exploration
and
facilitate
learning.
Its
large
bookstacks
frame
layered
views,
serve
as
thresholds
between
open
and
closed
or
interior
and
exterior
spaces,
and
also
contain
programmatic
elements
such
as
shelving,
seating,
and
hidden
nooks.
I
chose
architecture
because
I
was
interested
in
its
cultural
and
historical
implications.
My
favourite
part
about
the
design
process
is
exploring
potential
storytelling
moments
and
spatial
opportunities
through
traditional
drawing
media.
View Nicole's project.