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A Space for the Future - Library Buildings in the 21st Century
organised by Helsinki City Library and Hanasaari Cultural Centre
June 2-3, 2002, Finland


Programme and proceedings:

Sunday, 2 June

  • Welcoming Addresses
    Director Anna-Maija Marttinen, Hanasaari Cultural Centre and Deputy Mayor for Cultural and Personnel Affairs, Ilkka-Christian Björklund, Helsinki City
  • Libraries and Architecture in Dialogue through Time
    Library Director Maija Berndtson, Helsinki City Library download pdf (3.7M)
  • The Impact of Virtual Libraries on Physical Libraries.
    Part one: The Scenarios,
    General Director Henk Das, Netherlands Library Services
  • The Impact of Virtual Libraries on Physical Libraries.
    Part two: The Intelligent Library
    Library Director Rolf Hapel, Aarhus Municipal Libraries, Denmark
    download pdf
    (1.2M)
  • Co-operation Between the Architect and the Library Director when Building a New Library.
    A Concrete Example of Planning the Hinnerup Library and Culture House
    Professor, Architect Hans Peter Svendler Nielsen, Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark and Deputy Director Jens Lauridsen, The Regional Library of Northern Jutland, Denmark
    download pdf (7.7M)
  • The Reinvention of Libraries in Singapore - the Changing Philosophy of Library Premises
    Senior Director Theam Siew Lim, Management Services, National Library Board, Singapore
    download pdf (41.9M)
  • The Library of Innovation and the Timeless in Architecture,
    Professor, Architect Francine M.J. Houben, Founding Partner Mecanoo Architecten, Professor in Architecture and the Esthetics of Mobility at the University of Technology in Delft, The Netherlands
    Delft university of technology library

Monday, 3 June

  • Three Nordic Capitals remodel their Libraries:
    Sweden, Stockholm City Library, Library Director Inga Lunden
    Norway, Oslo City Library, Library Director Liv Saeteren
  • Users Change the Libraries. In Catalonia the building of Public Libraries started ten years ago - now it is time to change the premises
    Library Service Director Assumpta Bailac, Diputacio de Barcelona, Spain
    Download ppt (5.6M)
  • "Think New Library!" The Birth of the New Library Concept in Former Eastern Europe
    Library Director Viljem Leban, Tolmin City Library, Slovenia
  • London´s New Libraries.
    The Tower Hamlets Library System has undertaken the most radical revamping of Library Service in the United Kingdom. All public libraries will be closed and replaced by radically new "Idea Stores",
    Head of Service, Anne Cunningham, London Public Libraries, Great Britain