BIBLIOTHECA: Social and Architectural Features of Turku City Library 1903-1913
GUMUS, AILIN (2012)
2012
Informaatiotutkimus ja interaktiivinen media - Information Studies and Interactive Media
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2012-05-08
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The main theme of this thesis is Bibliotheca library building in Turku that built in 1903. The aim of this paper is to describe the exterior and interior architectural features of Bibliotheca and to study how changes from German to American public library ideology are reflected in the architecture of Bibliotheca. Although there are different interpretations on Bibliotheca building’s architectural style, this paper classifies Bibliotheca as Neo-Classic style with Palladian features. This paper also delineates the public library development in Turku and briefly presents discussions on German and American public library ideology.
Turku City Library was firstly designed accordingly to German library ideology. There were separate departments for educated and common people and closed stacks system was adopted. After ten years of being in use, with the spreading influence of American Public Library Movement its interior renovated accordingly to American Public Library notions. The most important changes were the adaptation of open space design and more egalitarian library regulations.
The primary finding of this study is that library architecture follows the societal developments and library architecture is concomitant with library ideology.
Asiasanat:Turku City Library, Bibliotheca, German library ideology, American Public Library Movement, Library architecture
Turku City Library was firstly designed accordingly to German library ideology. There were separate departments for educated and common people and closed stacks system was adopted. After ten years of being in use, with the spreading influence of American Public Library Movement its interior renovated accordingly to American Public Library notions. The most important changes were the adaptation of open space design and more egalitarian library regulations.
The primary finding of this study is that library architecture follows the societal developments and library architecture is concomitant with library ideology.
Asiasanat:Turku City Library, Bibliotheca, German library ideology, American Public Library Movement, Library architecture