"Please join us on April 11 at Brooklyn College's new $73 million state-of-the-art facility to explore the issues related to planning, design, and construction of the 21st century library. You will hear from the Brooklyn project's architects, project manager, technology consultant, and signage designer and develop a complete picture of the many players and processes required to build or renovate a new library. After lunch, you may choose a topic of special interest to you and explore it in greater depth."April 11, 2003, marked our fourth day-long seminar to which we invite librarians and faculty from throughout the New York metropolitan area. This year's occasion was particularly special, as it also marked the official debut of the new building's ultra-high-tech (there must be something higher than high-tech) auditorium. In the morning after coffee and registration, more than 100 people, largely librarians and some accompanied by their own architects or facilities staff, listened to our architects and multimedia consultants talk about the process of designing the modern library. Following lunch in the Georgian Room, tours were offered and participants could elect any of several special topic sessions.
Sandy Howe, AIA, Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & AbbottAssociate Librarian for Research and Access Services Miriam Deutch deserves all the credit for this wonderful day. It was she who superbly planned and executed the entire event.
Heidi Blau, AIA, Fox & Fowle
Marla Appelbaum, AIA, Project Manager
Michael Leiboff, Shen Milsom & Wilkie
Terry Colbert, Colbert deSign