Libraries and Media Centers


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Designing Today's Academic Libraries

No facility has so rapidly evolved in purpose in recent years than the campus library. Here's a look at the role light, color and design have on these changing spaces.

Libraries transform to learning commons

Not Hush Hush Anymore

Libraries transform to learning commons.

Vail Mountain School learning commons

Not Hush Hush Anymore

Today, school libraries are undergoing a transformation — going from a stationary, uncomfortable, one-size-fits-all space with study carols and a card catalog to a highly flexible, interactive, technology-rich area.

Planning the School Library

Top 10 Considerations for Planning the School Library of 2070

How to create library space that will be viable well into 2070 and will prepare students for careers in the 22nd century.

Top 10 Considerations for Planning the School Library of 2070

With the right planning, your libraries can be viable well into 2070 and will prepare students for careers in the 22nd century

library to media center

Finding New Life in an Old Space

Making the move from library to media center.

Libraries and Media Centers

Libraries Media Centers

Designing school spaces in the information age.

Campus Bookstore Renovation

The University Store on Fifth

Renovation creates a destination at the University of Pittsburgh.

Campus Library

Redefining the Campus Library

Follow a "road map" approach to improving space efficiency within the walls of existing library facilities.

Digital Edition