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Library as an object for creativity for socially oriented architects at the turn of XIX– XX centuries
K. B. Lavrova
Bibliosfera. – 2014. – N 3. – P. 20-25
Abstract:
The article analyzes the creative and personal motives of Russian architects’ attention to the design of library buildings at the turn of XIX–XX centuries. It is shown that the library has become the object of creativity
of architects due to the fact that architectural profession has acquired social responsibility. It is shown that
in connection with political and social changes a new mass types of public buildings are formed, including
libraries. The importance of biographical method for studying the project and competition of architectural documentation as a new for library science type of information source is demonstrated.
Key words: article library architecture, history of librarianship, biographical method, architectural competitions.