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The Architectural Expression of Environmental Control Systems
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The Architectural Expression of Environmental Control Systems

by George Baird
September 2003
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
9h 59m
English
Taylor & Francis
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Chapter 7Central Library, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

 

 

From the cold temperate conditions of central Europe, we now move to the hot dry climate of the city of Phoenix, which is the capital of the south-western American state of Arizona. The new Central Library building is just north of the city centre, where N.Central Avenue crosses over the 1–10 Freeway tunnel. With a total area of ∼26000m2 (280000 ft2) spread over five floors, the library is designed to house up to 1 million books. The first civic building completed (at a capital cost of just under US$100 ft–2) as part of a plan to revitalise the downtown area, was opened in May 1995.

The designers

The successful design team (of the 25 or so who expressed an interest in this commission) was led ...

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