library and learning centre

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Library And Learning CentreCLIENT: University of Economics ViennaARCHITECT: Zaha Hadid ArchitectsDesign: Zaha Hadid and Patrik SchumacherProject Architect: Cornelius SchlotthauerProject Team: Marc-Philipp Nieberg, Kristoph Nowak, Enrico Kleinke, Stefan Rinnebach, Niels Kespohl, Jan Hübener, Romy Heiland, Richard BaumgartnerStructural Engineers: Arup BerlinM&E Engineers: Arup BerlinFaçade Engineers: Arup BerlinCost Consultant: ATP WienFire protection: HHP West, BielefeldRender Studio: Vectorvision, LeipzigSIZE: 28.000m² net area42.000m² gross area (205.000m³)136m length

The new Library and Learning Centre rises as a polygonal block from the centre of the new university campus. The LLC’s design takes the form of a cube with both inclined and straight edges. The straight lines of the building’s exterior separate as they move inward, becoming curvilinear and fluid, generating a free-formed interior canyon that serves as the central public plaza. All the other facilities of the LLC are housed within a single volume that also divides, becoming two separate ribbons that wind around each other to enclose this glazed gathering space

http://www.dezeen.com/2008/12/18/library-and-learning-centre-at-the-university-of-economics-business-by-zaha-hadid-architects/