Building a new national library building for Singapore : a review of planning concepts

• Main Author: Tan, Hwee Yong.
• Other Authors: Hepworth, Mark
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Library and information science::Libraries::Architecture and buildings
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20459
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The objective of this dissertation is to investigate design issues related to the development of a national library building for Singapore. These issues are explored in the context of findings from a study tour of four library buildings in North America and Europe as well as a review of relevant lit...