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Philanthropy and light : Carnegie libraries and the advent of transatlantic standards for public space
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Philanthropy and light : Carnegie libraries and the advent of transatlantic standards for public space / by Oriel Prizeman.
ISBN
1280690127
1409427994
9781280690129
9781409427995
1409427986
9781409427988
Published
Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2011.
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1 online resource
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Summary
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, philanthropist Andrew Carnegie supported the erection of almost three thousand public buildings across Britain and America. Seeking to gauge the extent of universal values, this book concentrates on the design and performance of a handful of early Carnegie library buildings in Britain and America, identifying their response to contemporary design theory, but also by contrast to their respective local environmental contexts. It also looks more broadly at the twentieth-century legacy of shared international environmental standards for public spaces in g.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
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Print version: Prizeman, Oriel. Philanthropy and light. Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2011
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Setting standards for public library environments
Setting standards for public light
Public darkness and light : the cycle of environment and philanthropy
Private darkness and light: the diurnal cycle of work and leisure
Specifying public light
The performance of public light.
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