LIBER 2021 Online: Call for Papers
Designing the Future – From Concepts to Library Buildings
Small Hall, University of Helsinki, Finland
The program, photos and other information about this seminar are available on the official seminar website.
Tuesday 6 May
Pre-Seminar: Library visits:
Viikki Campus Library
Meilahti Campus Library
Aalto Library and the Learning Hub at Otaniemi Campus, Aalto University
Wednesday 7 May
9:30 – 11:30 Visits to The Sibelius Academy Library and Helsinki Music Centre or The Helsinki University Library, Behavioural Sciences Library Minerva or The Library of Parliament
13:00 – 13:30 Opening: Welcome address Prof. Jukka Kola, Rector, University of Helsinki; Ulrich Niederer, Chair, LIBER Architecture Group
13:30 – 14.30 Keynote Innovative interdisciplinary design for learning spaces, Prof. Kirsti Lonka, University of Helsinki
15:00 – 17:15 Session 1 Working spaces/Staff areas
Library/ University staff working areas: theory and practice, Anna-Maija Lukkari, Architect, Director of Properties and Facilities, University of Helsinki
Staff working spaces – a challenge for the future, Anette Franzkowiak, Architect, Head of Buildings and Facilities, Technische Informationsbibliothek und Universitätsbibliothek, Hannover
Trends in designing work/office spaces. Minna Andersson, Marketing Responsibility, Martela
Thursday 8 May
09:00 – 10:30 Session 2 Library concepts to competition winners
Helsinki Central Library Project, Tuula Haavisto, Director
From Lille 1 University Library to the Innovation Learning Center, Julien Roche, Head Librarian, University Library of Lille 1
Vienna Learning Resource Center, Cornelius Schlotthauer, Zaha Hadid Architects
11:00 – 12:30 Session 3 Concept to reality – what happens in between
BULAC Library two years after opening, Marie-Lise Tsagouria, Director, BULAC Library
Planning the City Library Stuttgart since 1997: today’s intellectual and cultural heart of the new European Quarter near the main station, Christine Brunner, Director, City Library Stuttgart
National Library of Latvia, Riga (Sleeping Beauty), Andris Vilks, Director, National Library of Latvia
14:00 – 16:00 Session 4 Dialogue with architects
Tallinn University of Technology Library, Mattias Agabus, Architect 11
Dialogue in the process of building a new library – recent projects from Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Elif Tinaztepe, Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Helsinki University Main Library, Kaisa House, Matti Huhtamies, Anttinen Oiva Architects
Friday 9 May
9.00 – 10.30 Session 5 Technical aspects
Two new library buildings for Bern University Library: vonRoll on a former industrial site, and the new Central Library in its old historic building, Christian Lüthi, Head of Resources, Bern University Library
The new building of the National Archives of France (Paris/Pierrefitte-sur Seine) : Technical concerns and solutions, Jean-Luc Bichet, architect
11.00-13.00 Session 6 Changing roles, changing spaces
The living campus and use of personas at Delft, Wilma van Wezenbeek, Director, TU Delft Library
From Delft to the Library at Birmingham, Francine Houben, Mecanoo Architects
The Hive at the University of Worcester, Anne Hannaford, Director of Information & Learning Services
13.00 – 13.30 Conclusion Ulrich Niederer, Chair, LIBER Architecture Group
