Rotterdam Central Library
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 | Rotterdam Central Library |
| Designer | Bakema and Weeber |
| Location | Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
| Date | public library |
| Building Type | temperate |
| Climate | -- |
| Context | -- |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Street Address | Hoogstraat 110 |
| Notes | Central space animated by crossing escalators. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Rotterdam_Central_Library.html |
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"...The building was designed and built by the architectural office of Van den Broek en Bakema, with Hans Boot as project architect.
"The commission was given to Van den Broek en Bakema after a closed contest between Jaap Bakema and Carel Weeber, which was won by Bakema. In 1977 the contest and its result gave way to a fierce architectural discussion."
— correspondence from Izak Salomons, 2002.1108.
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Godfrey Thompson. Planning and Design of Library Buildings. Third Edition. London: Butterworth Architecture, 1989. ISBN 0-408-50024-7. LC 88-39168. Z679.T53 1989. interior photo, f5.4, p51. axonometric drawing, f5.5, p52.— Available at Amazon.com
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Bibliotheek Rotterdam — The library's official web site (in Dutch)
