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The new Logan Heights Branch Library opened December 11, 2009. This incredible two-story, 25000-square-foot branch library quickly became the heart of the Logan Heights community, replacing the original 3967-square-foot facility built in 1927. In a unique arrangement, the library is on the Logan Elementary School grounds and adjacent to Memorial Charter Middle School. The Library is regularly visited by classes during school hours and filled with students before and after school, who use the Library to do homework, receive free tutoring, access computers and participate in art, music and dance classes. The Library's collection expanded nearly two-fold and includes a strong Spanish-language collection. The new facility has 66 public computers (compared to 10 at the old site) and two early literacy computers for toddlers. In this video, San Diego Public Library Director Deborah Barrow describes the impact of the new facility, San Diego City Council President Ben Hueso discusses the community's participation in building the library and architect Joseph Martinez describes the strong latino influences in the library's design. You can support the construction of new branch libraries, helping to make positive community changes like in Logan Heights. To learn more, contact the Library Foundation at 619-238-6638. In this video, San Diego Public Library Director Deborah Barrow describes the impact of the new facility, San Diego City Council President Ben Hueso discusses the ...

www.avestudio.net A Binary Future For this particular project, we attempted to, in a sense, 'buck the trend' of what is generally thought of as 'architecture.' Although initially half-jokingly doing so, we explored the idea of what architecture could mean: not solely bricks, mortar, or steel, but also the architecture of a computer chip. Both of these entities share the same word, but in each case, they have very different meanings. We wanted to bring the architecture of a computer chip together in a melting pot with the architecture of built construction. The museum was to be designed of solid materials-concrete, glass and steel. All of these materials have neutral or cool tones to them, which we used as an expression of the futuristic theme. The radial plan and a transparent geodesic dome were intended to echo the physical exhibits within. The true exhibition spaces, however, were to actually be in virtual reality. Essentially, a visitor could step into a gyroscopic sphere made of a metal mesh while wearing a lightweight headpiece, and program the exhibit to simulate almost anything as they walked around in the virtual space. The visitor would no longer be limited to artifacts and pottery in a glass showcase, they would literally be able to experience any conceivable event in history, the present, and in all possibility the perceived future. After some research, we discovered that the core technology does exist, and if taken a step further, the idea of a truly virtual ...

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