UNAM Library
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 | UNAM Library |
| Designer | Juan O'Gorman |
| Location | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Date | 1953 |
| Building Type | academic library |
| Climate | dry temperate |
| Context | campus |
| Architectural Style | Modern, with Pre-Hispanic associations |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | Mosaic-decorated stackroom tower. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/UNAM_Library.html |
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Creator's Words
"Desde el principio, tuve la idea de hacer mosaicos de piedras de colores en los muros ciegos de los acervos, con la técnica que ya tenía bien experimentada. Con estos mosaicos la biblioteca sería diferente al resto de los edificios de la Ciudad Universitaria, y con esto se le dio carácter mexicano."
"The principle occurred to me, the idea, to make mosaics of stones of colors in the windowless walls of the stacks, using the technique that was already well established. With these mosaics the library would be different from the rest of the buildings of the City University, with this Mexican character."
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Dennis Sharp. Twentieth Century Architecture: a Visual History. New York: Facts on File, 1990. ISBN 0-8160-2438-3. NA680.S517. context photo, p193.— Available at Amazon.com
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. exterior photo, p66.— Available at Amazon.com
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UNAM Library — The library's official web site (in Spanish)
