Title & Author:

Åbo Huvudbibliotek : competition documents, 1997-1998.

Description:

3 items : illustrations (some color), plans

Notes:
Includes competition brief (22 p.) plus separate English and Swedish translation booklets.
Organized by the City of Turku and Oy J. Österblad Ab; administered by the Finnish Association of Architects.
Winners: Asmo Jaaksi, Teemu Kurkela, SAmuli Miettinen, and Juha Mäki-Jyllilä.
English, Finnish, and Swedish.
Additional material in Vertical File including b&w photo. of one submission maquette and volume of competition results (104 p.) in Finnish, English and Swedish.

Summary:

Competition to design the enlargement of the Turku Main Library and of a residential and commercial building. New library building to be connected to the original Main Library of Turku building designed by Karl August Wrede in 1901.

Subject:

Åbo Huvudbibliotek (Turku, Finland)
Åbo Huvudbibliotek (Competition) (1997-1998)
Architecture Competitions Finland.
Libraries Finland Turku.
Architecture Concours Finlande.
Bibliothèques Finlande Turku.
Architecture Competitions.
Buildings.
Libraries.
Turku (Finland) Buildings, structures, etc.
Finland.
Finland Turku.
Architectural Competitions Finland 1990-2000.
Libraries (buildings) Finland Turku 1990-2000.

Form/genre:

Black-and-white photographs.

Added entries:

Wrede, Karl August, 1859-1943.
Suomen Arkkitehtiliitto.

Holdings:

Location: Library main vertical files competition 204523
Call No.: 204523
Status: Available

Location: Library main competition 204522
Call No.: NA2350.F5 A26 1997
Status: Available