several libraries in our firm’s history. We know intimately the impact a library can have on a community. We’d like to use our experience with libraries to share four reasons...
see the beauty in form and function showcased by so many libraries. Libraries are a cultural time capsule. Just as the contents of a library house the discourse and knowledge...
Depending on where you look, you’ll find that the oldest libraries in the US date to somewhere between the late 1600s and early 1700s. Ohio’s “Three C’s” big cities claim...
...and by their very nature, libraries aren’t like that. They’re very often the busy, bustling heartbeat of a community and they serve everyone in the neighborhood. As such, this project...
...wants) to be. Libraries are a place to stop, spend time, and connect … they are a place to learn from (not only) the books they house but the people...
...served primarily as storage room over the years. Given the current prevalence and popularity of technology- focused space in libraries and elsewhere, SHP was charged with transforming the basement into...
...has inspired architects around the globe; those of us at SHP included. His works included museums, libraries, workplaces and civic centers and his perspective melding beauty, form and function has...
...understand the needs and desires of community members is especially important. Since area residents are the end users for projects like libraries, parks and community centers, we take special care...
...to when we enter the workforce and beyond—and we’ve seen a lot of new ideas and conversations about just what that means. Are libraries an important part of the community?...