TU Delft Library
| TU Delft Library | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Location in The Netherlands | |
| General information | |
| Type | Library |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Address | Prometheusplein 1 |
| Town or city | Delft |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52°00′10″N 4°22′31″E / 52.002841°N 4.375331°E |
| Completed | 1997 |
| Owner | Delft University of Technology |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Francine Houben |
| Structural engineer | Abt |
| Awards and prizes | National Steel Construction Prize Dutch Steel Building Institute 1998 Award for the Millennium Corus Construction 2000 |
| Website | |
| https://www.tudelft.nl/library/ | |
The TU Delft Library is the main library of the Delft University of Technology, located in Delft, Netherlands. It was designed by the Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo and built in 1997. It is the largest technical scientific library in the Netherlands
Building
The library is designed in a 15% sloped plane, with a grass-covered green roof on top and a cone coming out of it.
The green roof system by ZinCo Benelux and with Leven op Daken as the main contractor uses a cellular glass insulation and a 6 inch deep substrate.[1] It is used for recreation and for temperature and acoustic insulation.[2]
Architect and blogger Leva Skudraite wrote that the "interior was pure visual and photographic pleasure. Easy to orient oneself, bright colours, calm and inspiring environment for study".[3]
The library has been selected among the most beautiful libraries in the Netherlands,[4] and the world.[5]
Collections and activities
As of 2017 the library had a collection of more than 862,000 books, and 16,000 magazine subscriptions.[5]
The TU Delft Library is a founding partner of DataCite, a global network established to "improve access to research data on the Internet".[6] In 2017 the the library started a data stewardship project focused on research data management.[7]
Gallery
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View of the library -
Cone during a winter sunset -
Cone inside the library -
Book wall and study desks -
Desks around the inside of the cone -
Another view of the exterior and green roof -
Another view of the interior -
Outside of the library
References
- ^ Velazquez, Linda (2012-01-11). "GPW: Delft University of Technology Library". Greenroofs. Archived from the original on 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "Het ontwerp". TU Delft (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ Skudraite, Leva (18 June 2012). "TU Delft". ArchWanders. Archived from the original on 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ Van Kesteren, Manja (7 September 2018). "The most beautiful libraries in the Netherlands". I am Expat. Archived from the original on 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ a b Sang-hee Han, Rachel (12 July 2017). "7 of the world's most beautiful libraries". CNN. Archived from the original on 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 2021-04-04 suggested (help) - ^ Mullins, James L. (16 February 2010). "Purdue Libraries a founding member of international cooperative to advance research". Purdue University. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 21 January 2017 suggested (help) - ^ Teperek, Marta; Cruz, Maria J.; Verbakel, Ellen; Böhmer, Jasmin K.; Dunning, Alastair (2018-01-22). "Data Stewardship – addressing disciplinary data management needs". Open Science Framework. doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/MJK9T.
External links
- YouTube video by Mecanoo
- Talk about data stewardship by Alaistair Dunning, Head of Research Data Services at TU Delft
- Data Stewardship at TU Delft Library