Architect
Country
To provide a single Information Services building bringing together all of the services provided to users in the areas of Library, Computing, Media Services and Language Centre. To provide a world class, technology-rich, building in place of the increasingly inadequate space provided in the former Main and Science Libraries.
Detailed description
Central location on the main University campus.
âBent barâ shape incorporating brick and sandstone exterior finishes with large areas of glass. Disabled access and energy efficient, sustainable design were essential requirements.
Year of completion
2009
Library category
Building type
Publications
| Publication name | Publication comment | Publication link |
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Latimer, K. The McClay Library at Queenâs University Belfast: evaluation five years on. IN Post-occupancy evaluation of library buildings; ed by K Latimer and D Sommer. Berlin, De Gruyter Saur, 2015, pp. 161-174 |
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Latimer, K. Sustainability in all phases of the buildingâs life-cycle: a case study of the McClay Library, Queenâs University Belfast. IN The Green Library: designing and managing environmentally sustainable libraries; ed. by P Hauke et al. Berlin, De Gruyter Saur, 2013, pp. 197-212. |
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Tennyson, Michael. âRead all about itâ. Perspective, 18(5), September/October 2009 pp 54-61 |
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Rainwater harvesting at the seat of learning. Specify 23 December 2009 p 3 |
