This final project is a culmination of the Level 1 experience, incorporating and developing the issues addressed throughout the year. Principles of procession and space making, functional organization, climate design, and room and façade design, are explored in an urban context. With regard to the public library, there has been a dramatic programmatic transformation from a building designed almost exclusively to house a collection of books and other research materials for public access, to a building which emphasizes its social role as a hub of self-learning and enquiry, as a meeting place for groups and individuals, and as a venue for talks and discussions about literature, ideas, professional developments, and even job opportunities. The library must relate comfortably to the other buildings in DuPont Circle, yet have its own character and identity. You should develop a narrative or story line for the building as part of the process of establishing its character.
