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Lamis World Information Congress Presentation
1. ARCHITECTURAL INTENTIONS Children and Teens Libraries Jacksonville Main Library Jacksonville, Florida, USA Alexander P. Lamis Robert A.M. Stern Architects New York, New York
2. Satellite Aerial View of Downtown Jacksonville JMOMA Hemming Plaza St. Johns River Library Site
3. Robert A.M. Stern Architects Vitetta with Schmidt Hammer Lassen Michael Graves & Associates Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Jacksonville Library Design Competition Finalists
4. Site Plan – Competition Entry 3-Dimensional Section through Grand Reading Room and Courtyard – Competition Entry Completed New Library
6. Second Floor Plan Section through Stair Hall, Courtyard and Children’s Department
7. Pre-Design Visioning and Programming Sessions with Architects and Library Staff Mid-Design Reviews Construction Phase Site Visits Library Input and Team Collaboration Throughout All Phases of the Project
12. Freshwater Swamp Ecosystem Pineland Ecosystem Gopher Tortoise American Alligator Native Vegetative Ecosystems and Wildlife Mockingbird Florida Manatee
13. Story Room Model – Screened Porch Children’s Entrance Model - Grasses Materials Palette for Client’s Review COLLABORATIVE PROCESS Throughout the extent of the design phase, RAMSA and the Jacksonville Library Staff reviewed overall planning down to the smallest details of the Interior Design of the Children’s Department to ensure that the whole team had input and decision-making responsibility for the final design.