Wow… Wow… Just Wow…
I took a little trip today to visit the newly renovated William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library on the Ohio State University Main campus. I have been interested in this project since I was a student there. Now as an alumnus and a librarian it was a foregone conclusion that I was going to be there day one. All I can say is oh my god… if this building isn’t on the cover of Library Journal’s architecture issue it will be a tremendous miscarriage of justice.
IT IS STUNNING! I can’t really explain it myself adequately so I have pictures. Click for larger views. I’m only putting some favorites here, so look at the appropriate Flickr set for all of them and for the full size versions. Enjoy…
WARNING!! If you work at a library that is facing severe budget cuts, you might want to avert your eyes, as this is like showing a starving person a picture of a steak dinner.
Airy, yet substantial spaces.
Books as Public Art
So, So, Cool...
Oh my God!
Columbus Metropolitan Library's little corner of the OSU Thompson Library.
ooooh books. <3
What a lovely library, and built so well. I love how it displays every last manuscript in full view from every angle. It just makes me want to hug every single one.
This is *not* how this place looked when I went there. It looks fantastic.
Thanks for taking these pictures and yes… I am jealous.