Metadata
Title
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Creator
Germain, Daniel
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Date Created
2014
Call Number
005-LF-P013
Category
Professional
Project Assumption
Library Focus
The Athenaeum will become the world leader in architectural research by offering a unique assemblage of analog and digital materials that can be viewed simultaneously.
Special Collection
Physical 3D models can be printed with extreme precision and economy. These models are equipped with electronic sensors that allow projected overlays of building systems. The Athenaeum has printed over 700 of these sophisticated models.
Special Technology
Tech companies have created virtual walkthroughs of all existing and historic buildings. The Athenaeum has acquired these walkthroughs, linked them to models, books, and drawings, and created 20 virtual theaters for their review.
The Athenaeum will become the world leader in architectural research by offering a unique assemblage of analog and digital materials that can be viewed simultaneously.
Special Collection
Physical 3D models can be printed with extreme precision and economy. These models are equipped with electronic sensors that allow projected overlays of building systems. The Athenaeum has printed over 700 of these sophisticated models.
Special Technology
Tech companies have created virtual walkthroughs of all existing and historic buildings. The Athenaeum has acquired these walkthroughs, linked them to models, books, and drawings, and created 20 virtual theaters for their review.
Project Statement
Program Story
Researchers move throughout the library retrieving books from the Monumental Book Wall, models from the exterior Model Skin, and drawings from the Analog Stacks. The items are then reviewed simultaneously in the virtual theaters of the Digital Hive, creating a unique and comprehensive study of architecture.
Design Story
The building is defined by a diagonal cut that separates the analog from the digital theater programs and provides a continuous cascading community reading room accessed through a compressed circulation/service zone. An exterior skin of circular niches wraps the building in a continuous display case for architectural models.
Researchers move throughout the library retrieving books from the Monumental Book Wall, models from the exterior Model Skin, and drawings from the Analog Stacks. The items are then reviewed simultaneously in the virtual theaters of the Digital Hive, creating a unique and comprehensive study of architecture.
Design Story
The building is defined by a diagonal cut that separates the analog from the digital theater programs and provides a continuous cascading community reading room accessed through a compressed circulation/service zone. An exterior skin of circular niches wraps the building in a continuous display case for architectural models.
Registration Number
46151652