Adapting Free Libraries
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss a brief history of free, or public, libraries and how they changed and adapted throughout the years in terms of their building systems as well as programmatically.
- Identify five library projects in their different stages throughout New York, and the challenges faced with the renovation and adaptation of the buildings.
Credits:
The public library has a long and storied history, dating all the way back to 39 BC in Rome. By looking at where the public library started and where it is today, David Leven and Stella Betts, partners at New York City-based LEVENBETTS, look at the social and economic situations of how libraries have adapted over the years. Additionally, they examine at some of their own current library projects in New York City, showcasing how they are renovating and adapting the libraries to a new era.
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DAVID LEVEN, AIA received a Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University and a Master of Architecture from Yale University. He also studied at the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in New York. Currently David is a full-time Professor at Parsons the New School for Design. From 2008 – 2011, David was the Director of the Graduate Architecture Program at Parsons. He has also taught at City College’s School of Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture and Syracuse University’s School of Architecture and has participated on numerous juries including Yale University, Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, Penn State, Pratt and Southern California Institute of Architecture. David is a licensed architect in New York and New Jersey. STELLA BETTS received a Bachelor of Arts from Connecticut College and a Master of Architecture from Harvard University’s Graduate School for Design. Stella is currently an adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. From 2006 – 2011 Stella was the Coordinator for the Graduate Thesis at Parsons the New School for Design. She has also taught at the Cooper Union and Syracuse University’s School of Architecture and has participated on numerous juries including Yale University, Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, City College of New York, Pratt and the University of Michigan. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Architectural League of New York. |
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