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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

A Library for Alexandria

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

A library is a building through which a town presents its public identity. The local library is not only a repository of information, but also of the town's unique cultural messages and values. The Thesis Search: How to make a building that emphasizes the architectonic qualities of Old Town? How to integrate a large and complex public building into the fabric of an intimately scaled town?

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
M. Arch.
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Architecture
Department dc:contributor.department
Architecture
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Year dc:date.issued
1992

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Kaempfer, Annette
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Brown, William W.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Hunt, Gregory K.
  • Galloway, William U.

Rights

dc:rights
Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en_US

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/94509
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/94509

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2026-07-22
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Kaempfer, Annette. A Library for Alexandria. masters thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/94509