While it has taken a great deal of flak for breaking somewhat with traditional library organization and architecture, I think Seattle's library is nearly what h

While it has taken a great deal of flak for breaking somewhat with traditional library organization and architecture, I think Seattle's library is nearly what he is calling for: a geographic place focused to a large extent on services and not simple booklending. TED Talk on the Seattle Central Library design process: http://www.ted.com/talks/joshua_prince_ramus_on_seattle_s_library.html http://www.ted.com/talks/joshua_prince_ramus_on_seattle_s_li... Architectural diagrams (and some wild hyperbolic language) at: http://www.archdaily.com/11651/seattle-central-library-oma-lmn/ http://www.archdaily.com/11651/seattle-central-library-oma-l...