Modular Planning Versus Fixed-Function Planning Library Buildings

Library Herald

Year: 2002, Volume: 40, Issue: 3

First page: (167) last page: (194)

Print ISSN: 0024-2292

Modular Planning Versus Fixed-Function Planning Library Buildings

HADI SHARIF MOGHADDAM*

* P. O. Box 433,Payam Noor University, Mashad Iran

Abstract

Discusses the characteristics of old fixed function library buildings. Enumerates the merits and demerits of these types of the library buildings. Provides a short history of modular library buildings, as a new type of functional buildings. Explains in details merits of the modular library buildings.