The Public Library: A post-public library design in a digital era

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dc.contributor.authorWallis, Heather
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeKarpan, Cynthia (Interior Design) Herter, Joshua (University of Winnipeg)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorRoshko, Tijen (Interior Design)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-11T19:28:53Z
dc.date.available2017-09-11T19:28:53Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.degree.disciplineInterior Designen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Interior Design (M.I.D.)en_US
dc.description.abstractIn our contemporary society, where the privatization of space has become the norm, the public library offers an unrestricted environment that is inclusive to all. As digital technologies continues to advance at an ever-increasing rate the definition of the public library is in a constant state of flux. This practicum looks to redefine the public library from its once-rigid definition, focused on the storage of the physical book, to a more fluid definition conscious of the importance of digital infrastructure and proactive behavior, while focusing on knowledge and community within an open forum. A focus on the theory of technoculture, the idea that today’s participatory culture has greatly influenced new library models, and the concept of adaptive reuse has helped to drive the research of this practicum. Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba’s West End neighbourhood, the relocation of the Winnipeg Public Library’s West End branch allows for the adaptive reuse of an existing Manitoba Hydro sub-station. The density, diversity, and socioeconomics of this neighbourhood is a fundamental driver of the need for community space. The accumulation of this research is a design proposal that focuses on an inclusive interior environment that acknowledges that knowledge extends beyond the bounds of the physical book and that a focus on community gathering is of equal importance to the vitality of the public library.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2017en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/32540
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectInterior Designen_US
dc.subjectDesignen_US
dc.subjectAdaptive Reuseen_US
dc.subjectParticipatory Cultureen_US
dc.subjectTechnocultureen_US
dc.subjectDigitalen_US
dc.subjectTechnologyen_US
dc.subjectLibraryen_US
dc.subjectPublic Libraryen_US
dc.subjectWest Enden_US
dc.subjectPost-public libraryen_US
dc.subjectFour space modelen_US
dc.titleThe Public Library: A post-public library design in a digital eraen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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