Reflection Of The Library Spirit In The Exeter Library

Eleanor Roosevelt, former first lady of the United States, had many accomplishments during the Roosevelt years in America. She was a social and women’s activist who used her words to change the minds of people in America. One of the many things she took the upper hand in was education. Eleanor Roosevelt carried deeply about the education of American citizens and this is learned through her emotional and logical appeals in her famous “What Libraries Mean to the Nation” speech.

First, the huge scale and proportions of the library shows the enormity of the impact that Lyndon B. Johnson’s life had on the world and what a powerful man he was. The building rises high above the ground, dominating the immediate landscape around it. The average man appears like an ant compared to the vast expanse of the monolithic walls, symbolizing how Johnson was nowhere close to being an ordinary man. Also, the immense size of the building pays homage to other ancient, grand monuments such as the Pantheon, and by doing so

The interior images showed clear, bright images of the open floor plan with high ceilings. There was a staircase in the spacious entry and a step-down to the roomy carpeted living room. It had an eye-catching beamed ceiling with many windows, and a slider that gave access to the sun porch. The gigantic

It is after close examination of both the Lillard Center and the Deerpath Hall, that the viewer can realize the presence of gravity-defying elements present in both structures. Even though these elements do not enhance each building’s own function, it does, however, act as an ornament to the overall design that attracts viewers’ attention. To portray this idea, the Deerpath Hall front structure displays an illusion of even flatness in the building’s main front wall. This is created by the top, front section of the building’s wall being indented inwards and thus, creating a hollow space. To then create a sense of flatness, a small portion of its roof hovers over the indented part of the wall in such a way that the illusion is formed. Not only does this added ornament conveyed a sense of awe in the viewer, but also demonstrates the college’s in this century attempt to portray a sense of the future through the incorporation of modern elements present in architecture during this time period. The used of modern architectural elements such as transparent glass present in the front of the building as well as around it creates a sense of openness to the viewer as well as helps portray the environment’s ability to be open-minded.

Looking back at the main building lies the main east façade with its beautiful porch leading up to the main structure. The size and exquisite decor is what takes the mind of the city view and into the past of a revival architecture. Constructed by Henry C. Trost from Trost & Trost Architects & Engineers, this building serves as a revival evoking memories from Greece and Rome. The façade itself consists of six shafts or columns which indicate the ionic part of the Corinthian style structure. The Corinthian style capitals are a piece of work; they take the viewer back in time. The Corinthian leaves and beautifully carved flowers are clearly visible as if time had no effect on the buff terra cotta. The detail is acute and precise, to the extent that beautiful is a dull word to describe the vision. The bases of the columns are like a perfect structure that hold a grand shaft that leads to beauty on top. Furthermore, each column is big, no, in fact they are huge, they are elegant in their design and seem to fit one another as they stand side by side. Above the six columns lies the architrave. The architrave is a small part of the structure but fine to the last detail, it is astonishing the level of perfection that was achieved down to the last inch of this structure. Above all this is a

The auditorium plays a dual function, connecting the first floor to the second floor galleries, and it also works as an event area. The seats are connected to the stairs creating bleachers in between, with an open staircase pushed to the left of the wall. In this way visitors are able to engage in the space by not only going up the staircase. This exposed area provides different types of events, from a presentation or performance, to screenings projecting into the front of the auditorium, to more intimate gatherings like groups and clubs. These more intimate spaces are due to the mechanized walls that act a as a curtain to section off the auditorium. In this manner the spaces of the auditorium adapt to the circumstances and the purpose of each different event, making the visitor feel like it’s in control of the

Los Angeles Times Architecture critic, Christopher Hawthorne’s words float in my mind reminding me to look up – the atrium takes my breath. “It has the most striking interior in L.A.” The glazed bricks of the first floor fade into wonderful and haunting woodwork. Countless black iron rods shoot out of the warm honey tones and seem like they can touch the ceiling. The rods twist and turn within the structure, creating grates and railways. Two parallel, open elevators shafts sit opposite from each other – the silent, hydroelectric elevator boxes whiz up and down, as if someone was gently tugging on the cables. Steel rods combine into a lace-like trellis, fitted with appropriate iron flowers, fencing in the shaft. Perpendicularly, the pair of geometric staircases frames the Bradbury’s open lobby. The atrium’s sunlight is slowly filtering down the five different floors, giving a slight under water aura.

This handcrafted marble medieval-gothic hybrid style castle, which has three floors contain in the 4 walls structure. Once people enter the wooden arch door, they will be introduced to the two parallel brick walls that each consist of two pointed arches that leads you to the courtyards. The courtyards will be an area where the kids from the neighboring towns can play and people can relax while enjoying the sun coming from above. Above the main entrance, there will be a huge mural of the King and his family. The floors and stairwells will be made out of marble, and the walls will also have paintings all around. The first flight of stairs will be in the middle of the first floor. If we go beyond and behind the staircase towards this huge wall,

There are three aisles among the 16 columns in which the middle aisle lead to the front door. The other two aisles on each side leads to the wall in which stands a statute of Augustus and Agrippa. These columns were a bow to tradition but everything else were revolutionary. Behind these columns is a huge 142 feet

When we regularly take a look at old sanctuaries, we pick up this sort of warm feeling in our souls, influencing us to address ourselves the entirety of its reality, how it remained to become, and what the distinctive brilliant occasions that occurred in this place. We investigate history, and learn the significance of the sanctuary, making it more exceptional than what we definitely know about it. We get awed with fulfillment while taking a look at its structure, and how it could emerge regardless of the numerous years it had long stood. The building that constitutes a turning point in the historical backdrop of architecture with its arch transition and load-bearing framework is none other than the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.

Learning from Las Vegas, by Robert Venturi, Steven Izenour, and Denise Scott Brown, introduces the metaphor of ducks and decorated sheds—referring to the connection between the image and the program of the building (the program is also known as the function of the building). We will explore the intricacies of how the image of the Herman B. Wells Library relates to the function that occurs within it. To do so, we must first understand the metaphor of the ducks and decorated sheds. Afterwards, we will explore the qualities of the Wells Library and decipher where it lies on the scale between duck and decorated shed and in turn, understand the message the building declares for itself in relation to the way people use it currently.

A while later, Piliar gives in to their mom and Ruben’s requests to follow the map. Since, Mom had to run some errands Ruben and Piliar set out for the X marked spot on the map. As they walked around the city, they release they were headed in the direction of the library. They were right, the X marked spot on the map was the library! As they walked into the library the saw a similar map. The same yellow shade, the same old crinkly feeling and the same ancient smell, except this time the map was a bird’s eye view of the library. Following the second map, they went up 2 flights of stairs and into a room they hadn’t notice before. Was it even there before? As they walked into the room, the air got colder and the library fell

Richard Wright in the story, “A visit to the Library” 2015, explores that Richard Wright has come to terms with reality, the ignorance, and realization of the environment surrounding him. Over and over he is instructed on what is an acceptable thought process, the curiosity of the boy eventually concludes with exposure on the situation of colored people in the south. The main theme of the story is his position within society, and awareness of the situation in order to come to terms with the illusion. This reading is really aimed at skeptics, to question and challenge ideas, beliefs, and positions, even our own no matter how painful the truth can be.

In the essay, “A Visit to the Library” , written by Richard Wright, the author suggests that if an individual reads, then it could change the way method in which one interprets racism and how it connects with the personal life of the Negros in the south. Wright supports his thesis with the explanations and details about the experiences he had with his co-workers, a librarian, and other white men. Wright’s purpose of this essay was to inform individuals how important reading is in order to be able to help acknowledge racism and why it is looked at with a lower gaze in the south. The intended audience for this article is anyone who has undergone racism in the south.

The entryways of the building come from four different sides and meet in the middle. The overall shape of the building creates different views and facades. The building was not created just on the looks of it; it is made up of a three dimensional, stimulating, tactile human thing.