Pontificial Lateral University Library - Italy |
Friday, 25 May 2007 |
Libraries aren’t generally known for amazing architecture but this
incredible one in Italy has us dying to get there amongst the books.
Pictured below, it’s actually an extension on the existing library at
the Pontificial Lateran University, which houses new reading rooms and
an Auditorium. The incredibly stylish space was designed by Rome firm King Roselli,
who took totally fresh approach to the project by employing features
not usually seen in these types of spaces, such as a curved ceiling,
angular stair-casing and vast glass paneling.
The university holds an outstanding collection of books numbering
around 600,000 volumes, some of which date back to the 16th century,
whose subjects for the most part coincide with the principal academic
courses: philosophy, theology and law. The bulk of them are now
deposited in the newly restored compartmentalized underground vaults
equipped with an adequate fire extinguisher system and humidity and
temperature control. Learning has never been so glamorous. By Laura Demasi
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