LIBER 2021 Online: Call for Papers
Reshape, refurbish, reorganise: designing the sustainable library
Národní technická knihovna / National Technical Library
Technická 6, 160 80 Praha 6 – Dejvice
Tuesday 17 April
Pre-seminar visits
Regional Research Library, Liberec
Regional Research Library, Hradec Králové
Wednesday 18 April
Pre-seminar visits
Choice of visit to four or five libraries in Prague on Wednesday 18 April morning:
A. Faculty of Arts Library, Charles University
B. National Archives
C. Strahov Monastery Library
D. Smichov Municipal Library
E. Academy of Sciences Library
13.30 – 14.00 Official opening of the Seminar Chairman: Martin Svoboda, National Technical Library, Prague
Jindřich Fryč (International Relations and European Affairs Section Head, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport)
Ulrich Niederer (Chairman, LIBER Architecture Group)
14.00 – 15.00 Keynote speaker Future libraries, The Library – a catalyst for urban development. Helle Juul, Juul and Frost, Architects, Copenhagen
15.30 – 17.00 Session 1: Setting the scene
Libraries in the age of a digital fire. Jiří Zlatuška, Centre for Education, Research and Innovation)
Putting students first: libraries and learning, Graham Bulpitt, Kingston University London.
Research: Overview. Hans Geleijnse, Library Strategy Consultant. Past President of LIBER.
Thursday 19 April
9.00 – 10.30 Session 2: Sustainability
Building’s envelope design, energy efficiency and renewable energies, Anna Wagner, Chanson et Wagner architectes
A story of implementation of comprehensive modernization of energy management of the National Theater with application of alternative sources, Miroslav Růžička, National Theatre
11.00 – 12.30 Session 3: Refurbishment of buildings
The SantAgostino project for a new Cultural Centre in Modena, Alessandro Bertoni, Università Ca’ Foscari, Venice
Ghent Library, Bert Rogiers, Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen
Refurbishment of the National University Library of Strasbourg, Christophe Didier, National and University Library of Strasbourg.
14.00 – 15.30 Session 4: Re-organising and re-purposing space
Reshaping Freiburg University Library – Learning and Research in the Heart of the City, Antje Kellersohn, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
Refurbishing The Black Diamond to meet the digital Challenges, Steen Bille Larson, The Royal Library, Copenhagen
Introduction to visit to National Technical Library, Petr Lešek (Projektil Architects), Thomáš Vaněk (PAS)
15.30 Visit to National Technical Library
Friday 20 April
9.00 – 10.30 Session 5: Technical aspects of buildings
A crash course into acoustics, Jan David Hanrath, hanratharchitect BV/ H2 interactive BV
The O.A.S.E. – an example of modern, well-designed learning spaces, Ulrike Brunenberg-Piel, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf
11.00-12.30 Session 6: Preservation
The National Institute for Sound and Vision; Archives under Dutch Water, Willem Jan Neutelings, Neutelings Riedijk Architects
The Strategic Approach for Special Collections at the Bodleian Libraries, Richard Ovenden, Bodleian Libraries, Oxford
12.30 – 13.00 Conclusion, Ulrich Niederer (Chairman, LIBER Architecture Group)
National Technical Library, Prague
