3D Model of the Proposed New Central Library

Our colleagues at Eppstein Uhen Architects have created a model for the new Madison Central Library. Here are some pictures . . .





You might also be interested in viewing the "fly around" computer model.

21st Century Central Libraries

Here are some links so you can see what other communities have recently built:

Minneapolis, with a cost of $139 million

Des Moines, $33 million

Austin, Texas, $90 million (under design development)

Seattle, $165 million

A Common Question

"From the comments on my Central Library story today, you might think so. In some ways, the idea makes sense on the surface -- if you can find information online, why go to a special building to do so? Looking at statistics from the Madison Public Library system, however, the short answer is 'no'..."
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Related links:
Have Libraries Been Made Obsolete by the Technology Revolution?

Excited to Move Forward

The folks at InBusiness invited us to participate in a web video to tie-in with their feature story about the Central Library project in their June 2009 issue. Requisite Video did a really nice job on the production. I think you can sense how excited we are to undertake this project! ... To see it, just click this image link to the IBTV video page: