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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Single Building: Phoenix Central Library: The Process of an Architectural Work List Price: $25.00 Price: $4.19 You Save: $20.81 (83%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 725 EAN: 9781564965257 ISBN: 1564965252 Label: Rockport Publishers Manufacturer: Rockport Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 148 Publication Date: 1999-08 Publisher: Rockport Publishers Studio: Rockport Publishers Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Central Library) has quickly become a point in the communityÂ’s pride while serving as an exciting background to the regionÂ’s library and information needs. It is a regular tour stop for visitors as well as architects and scholars from around the world. This architectural masterpiece works with the beautiful desert setting, and is designed to display the natural beauty of the West. The top of the library has a great public reading room, reminiscent of older libraries, with the entire non-fiction collection. The design is a mix of futuristic aspects combined with a respect for historical detail. Average Rating:
 Rating: - A library on a shoestringBy the 1980's, Phoenix needed a new library. The requirements were simple. It had to be downtown, which has the highest crime rate in the city including a murder rate that is eight times the national average. The chief librarian wanted a big box, "a warehouse for books." Only limited funds were available, and budgets were being trimmed for a library system that circulates more books for less money than any other city in the nation. Phoenix itself is a "branch plant" ... Read More 
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