The role of third place in revitalizing the interior spaces of the academic libraries through the concept of identity
Other Title(s)
دور الفضاء الثالث في إحياء الفضاءات الداخلية للمكتبات الأكاديمية عبر توظيف مفهوم الهوية
Joint Authors
al-Jailawi, Isra S.
al-Dabbagh, Shamayil M.
Source
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
Issue
Vol. 19, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2020), pp.64-74, 11 p.
Publisher
University of Technology Department of Architectural Engineering
Publication Date
2020-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Sociology and Anthropology and Social Work
Abstract EN
With the rapid prevailing of electronic information resources and services, the traditional academic libraries are being declined and gradually deserted.
Recent studies highlighted this issue as one of the challenges of the digital era.
Responding to this issue, this paper introduces the idea of revitalizing academic libraries through the concept of "Third place" based on the possibility of providing traditional libraries with new interior spaces wherein students, scholars, and faculty can learn and socialize as well as cooperate, without stress.
Based on the literature reviewed, there are several factors through which it is possible to enhance the interior spaces to attract more users to traditional academic libraries and make them more vital.
This paper discusses the possibility of revitalizing traditional libraries by activating the role of the "Third Place" identity in their interior design.
To activate the concept of "Third Place" in local academic libraries that lack such active spaces, this work focuses, in particular, on the academic library of the University of Technology as a major case study, three student proposals are included in this paper.
Indeed, the identities and design approaches adopted by students were highly context-dependent.
The findings that identity achieved through proposals indicate revitalize spaces with a variety of design approaches and the absence of sameness or monotonous atmosphere in the "third place" of Uot's library.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Jailawi, Isra S.& al-Dabbagh, Shamayil M.. 2020. The role of third place in revitalizing the interior spaces of the academic libraries through the concept of identity. Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning،Vol. 19, no. 1, pp.64-74.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1264729
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Jailawi, Isra S.& al-Dabbagh, Shamayil M.. The role of third place in revitalizing the interior spaces of the academic libraries through the concept of identity. Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning Vol. 19, no. 1 (Jun. 2020), pp.64-74.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1264729
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Jailawi, Isra S.& al-Dabbagh, Shamayil M.. The role of third place in revitalizing the interior spaces of the academic libraries through the concept of identity. Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning. 2020. Vol. 19, no. 1, pp.64-74.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1264729
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes margin notes.
Record ID
BIM-1264729