In a series of interrelated essays, this book describes the British Library and the issues surrounding its design, construction, purpose and place in the architectural canon. Examining the experience of the building together with its form, these essays explore the ideas and aspirations behind its conception and its construction, offering insight into this striking, controversial, and stimulating building. For artists, architects and building professionals interested in the current debates concerning architecture and our culture, The Architecture of the British Library at St. Pancras is a stimulating read.
- ISBN10 0419251200
- ISBN13 9780419251200
- Publish Date 24 June 2004 (first published 1 January 2004)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 September 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Spon Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 288
- Language English