The Word ? National Centre for the Written Word / FaulknerBrowns Architects
In a modern society in which we all enjoy immediate access to information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, then what should a library for the 21st century look like and what should it offer to the public" This was the simple question which The Word, National Centre for the Written Word seeks to answer.Â
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Architects: FaulknerBrowns Architects
Location: South Shields, United Kingdom
Architect In Charge: Stephen McIntyre, Nick Heyward, Steve Dickson
Area: 4115.0 m2
Project Year: 2016
Photographs: Hufton+Crow
Structural Engineers: Curtins Consulting
M+E Engineers: Desco
Main Contractor: Bowmer and Kirkland
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From the architect. In a modern society in which we all enjoy immediate access to information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, then what should a library for the 21st century look like and what should it offer to the public" This was the simple question which The Word, National Centre for the Written Word seeks to answer. It was clear to us that to respond to this challenge would require a reinterpretation of the building typology.Â
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The site for The Word is an extremely prominent gateway to the town centre. It provides a strong link between the Ferry Terminal and South Shields town centre and serves to link the riverside char...
© Hufton+Crow
Architects: FaulknerBrowns Architects
Location: South Shields, United Kingdom
Architect In Charge: Stephen McIntyre, Nick Heyward, Steve Dickson
Area: 4115.0 m2
Project Year: 2016
Photographs: Hufton+Crow
Structural Engineers: Curtins Consulting
M+E Engineers: Desco
Main Contractor: Bowmer and Kirkland
© Hufton+Crow
From the architect. In a modern society in which we all enjoy immediate access to information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, then what should a library for the 21st century look like and what should it offer to the public" This was the simple question which The Word, National Centre for the Written Word seeks to answer. It was clear to us that to respond to this challenge would require a reinterpretation of the building typology.Â
© Hufton+Crow
The site for The Word is an extremely prominent gateway to the town centre. It provides a strong link between the Ferry Terminal and South Shields town centre and serves to link the riverside char...
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