2. Where are the new ideas
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3. Here?
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4. Here?
Here?
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5. Here?
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6. New Landmark Library...is a
prototype or think tank to inspire
the next generation of library
buildings
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17. 2011 New Here
Slide Title Landmark Libraries
Anythink Wright Farms
Rangeview Library District
Thornton, Colorado
Architect: Humphries Poli Architects
Year: 2010
New construction
Main library
45,000 sq ft
117,000 pop. served
LEED Gold
The Cure for Any Identity Crisis
Photo credits (counter-clockwise): Marcus Farr; Stacie Ledden; Kent Meireis;
Kent Meireis.
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18. 2011 New Landmark Library Trends
1.Get greener
2.Flex for unfolding future
3.Use fewer and smaller service points
4.Win with self-service
5.Think collaboration
6.Borrow from museums
7.Be more retail like
8.Apply a minimalist ethic
9.Save the neighborhood
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19. found at Design
Institute Phoenix:
delight @ the
Agave Library
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20. The 2012 Colorado Tour
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21. 2012 Tour:Here
Slide Title Denver Central Library
1956; major expansion 1990
540,000 sq ft
Michael Graves/Klipp Colussy Jenks DuBois
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22. 2012 Tour: Anythink Huron Street
Rangeview Library District
Thornton, Colorado
2010
25,000 sq ft
LEED Gold
Humphries Poli Architects, PC
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23. 2012 Tour: Anythink Huron Street
Innovative and functional
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24. 2012 Tour: Anythink Huron Street
Comfortable seating and
“experience” environment
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25. 2012 Tour: Anythink Huron Street
Sparking creativity
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26. 2012 Tour: Anythink Huron Street
Sparking creativity anyplace
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27. 2012 Tour: Anythink Huron Street
Sustainability
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28. 2012 Tour: Anythink Huron Street
Sustainability
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29. 2012 Tour: Anythink Huron Street
Sustainability
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30. 2012 Tour: Anythink Huron Street
Stunning Paradigm
Busting Shelving
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31. 2012 Tour: Anythink Wright Farms
Anythink Wright Farms
Rangeview Library District
Thornton, Colorado
Architect: Humphries Poli Architects
Year: 2010
New construction
Main library
45,000 sq ft
117,000 pop. served
LEED Gold
$204 sq ft construction
Photo credits (counter-clockwise):
Marcus Farr; Stacie Ledden; Kent Meireis; Kent Meireis.
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32. 2012 Tour: Anythink Wright Farms
Innovation
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33. 2012 Tour: Anythink Wright Farms
Innovation
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34. 2012 Tour: Anythink Wright Farms
Staff Manifesto
You are not just an employee, volunteer or board member.
You do not merely catalog books, organize periodicals, and manage resources.
You are the gateway into the mind of the idea people who come to our facilities to
find or fuel a spark.
Part Wizard
Part Genius
Part Explorer
It is your calling to trespass into the unknonw and come back with a concrete
piece someone can hold onto, turn over, and use to fuel their mind and soul.
A revolution of Rangeview Libraries
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35. 2012 Tour: Anythink Wright Farms
Functionality
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36. 2012 Tour: Anythink Wright Farms
Excellence in
design and
construction
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37. 2012 Tour: Anythink Wright Farms
The “wow” factor
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38. 2012 Tour: Anythink Wright Farms
Sustainability
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39. 2012 Tour: Anythink Wright Farms
Sustainability
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40. 2012 Tour: Anythink Wright Farms
Beauty and delight
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41. 2012 Tour: Anythink Wright Farms
Functionality
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42. 2012 Tour: Green Valley Ranch Branch
Green Valley Ranch Branch
(Denver Public Library)
2011
26,000 sq ft
Humphries Poli Architects, PC
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43. 2012 Tour: Green Valley Ranch Branch
Sustainable and welcoming
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44. 2012 Tour: Green Valley Ranch Branch
Sustainable
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45. 2012 Tour: Green Valley Ranch Branch
Public art installation
“Cloudseeding”
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46. 2012 Tour: Green Valley Ranch Branch
Planes & Plains
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47. 2012 Tour: Green Valley Ranch Branch
Functional
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48. 2012 Tour: Green Valley Ranch Branch
Collaboration and creativity
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49. 2012 Tour: Green Valley Ranch Branch
Flexibility and families
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50. 2012 Tour:Here
Slide Title Southglenn Library
Arapahoe Library District 2009 17,500 sq ft
Centennial, CO Barker Rinker Seacat
Response to Context
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51. 2012 Tour:Here
Slide Title Southglenn Library
Innovation: neighborhoods for non-fiction
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52. 2012 Tour:Here
Slide Title Southglenn Library
Private and public
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53. 2012 Tour:Here
Slide Title Southglenn Library
Functionality: service pod of
friendliness
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54. 2012 Tour:Here
Slide Title Southglenn Library
Budget and staff friendly
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55. 2012 Tour:Here
Slide Title Southglenn Library
Sustainability: milk jugs
masquerading as seating
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57. 2012 Tour: Philip S. Miller Library
Douglas County Libraries
Castle Rock, CO
45,000 sq ft
Humphries Poli Architects, PC
Adaptive reuse of Safeway
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58. 2012 Tour: Philip S. Miller Library
Castle Rock, CO
45,000 sq ft
Humphries Poli Architects, PC
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59. 2012 Tour Here
Slide Title Wrap-up
Some themes that emerged
1.Question assumptions
2.Drill down the mission to its core
3.Be a brand, create an identity
4.Know your community types
5.Build to last
6.Be green and share the knowledge
7.Get big results from small decisions
8.Plan for the unknown
9.Think privacy, collaboration, social & togetherness
10.Create viewing, playing, creating, thinking spaces
11.Bring in the light
12.Raise the floors
13.Rediscover quiet
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