The post-modern Library:
between functionality and aesthetics

Liber Architecture Group
Paris, 22-26 January 1996

Ministere de l`Education Nationale, de l`Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche
Direction de l`Information scientifique et technique et des Bibliothèques
Sous-direction des Bibliothèques

The developments in library architecture during the last twenty years

Chairman Mr Elmar Mittler, President of LIBER Architecture Group.

Opening session of the seminar:
- Mr Eckhard Gerber, Architect (Germany)
- Mr Michel Melot, Liberian, President du Conseil supérieur des Bibliotheques (France).

After "Atkinson Report":
The British University library planning since 1976:
- M. Anthony Quinsee, Liberian (Great Britain).

Natural lighting versus artificial lighting

Chairwoman Marie Francoise Bisbrouck, Direction de l´Information scientifique et technique et les Bibliotheques

The new building of the University Library on Paris-VIII-Saint-Denis:
- M. Pierre Riboulet, Architect (France).

The Berne Law Library:
- M. Bernard Cormie,
- M. Willy Aeppli, Architects (Switzerland).

Artifical lighting in public buildings: a marketing instrument?
- M. Gilbert Quéré, Engineer, Compagnie Philips Eclairage (France).

The new library of the Pasteur Institute:

Access of handicapped people to libraries

Chairman Michel Melot, Président du Conseil supérior des Bibliotheques

The accessibility of handicapped persons in the Cité des Sciences et de l´Industrie, inclouding the Médiathèque (Media Center), and in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France:
- M. Louis-Pierre Grosbois, Architect (France).

The Joensuu Pblic Library:
- M. Tuomo Siitonen, Architect (Finland).

The Bibliothèque Nationale de France:

The transformation and refurnishing of library buildings

Chairman Francois Reiner, Director of the Médiathèque de la Cité des Sciences et de l´Industrie (Paris)

The Centres Georges pompidou and the Bibliothèque Publique d´Information: planned transformations:
- Mrs Martine Blanc-montayeur, Head Liberian,
- Mrs Hélène Dano-Vanneyre of the "Cabinet de programmation" AGSP (France).

The Hartley Library (University of southampton):
- M. Bernard Naylor, Head Liberian,
- M. Robert Chambers, Architect (Great Britain).

New library buildings in Europe and their technical installations

Chairman

The Royal Library in Copenhagen:
Cooperation on the building project for a new National Library.
- M. Karl Krarup and M. Steen Bille Larsen, Deputy directors,
- Mrs Charlotte Rohde, building project manager,
- M. Bjarne Hammer, Architect (Denmark).

3 M: a new individual system to lend documents in libraries: - Mrs Isabelle Gautheron, Director of the library of the Pole universitaire Léonard de Vinci (Paris/La Défense).

The new Library of the Free University of Brussels (Belgium):
- M. Jean-Pierre Devroey, Head liberian,
- M. Philippe Van Halteren, Architect.

The National Library of Estonia in Tallin and the University Library in Tartu:
- Mrs Ivi Eenmaa, Director of the National Library.

New library buildings in Europe

Chairman Elmar Mittler, Président of the LIBER Architecture Group

An overview on new library buildings in Switzerland:
- M. Alois Schacher, former Head liberian of the main university Library in Luzern.

A new university library building programme in Hungary:
- Mrs Marta Viragos, Headliberian of the Medical university Library in Debrecen.

The building project of the central university library in Warschaw (Poland):
- Mrs Ewa Kobierska-Maciuszko, Deputy Director,
- Mrs Anna Chmura, Architect.

La mission Interministérielle pour la Qualité des Constructions Publiques (MIQCP) (France):
a French governmental institution which provides advices upon excellence of public buildings:
- M. Jaques Cabanieu, Secretary general de la MIQCP.

Conclusions of the seminar and prospects:
- Prof. Elmar Mittler