Annie Godfrey
Over the last decade a number of new public libraries have been built in NSW, include the eight in the photographs below. Current research by Annie Godfrey and other LRG members is exploring these libraries’ building architecture, which, as the photos show, can vary quite considerably. The project will investigate what this library architecture has in common, how it responds to and supports contemporary library functions, and how it reflects contemporary and historic expectations as to what a library should, or can, be. It is also exploring which of these architectural features are innovative or fulfill a unique function, and so might reflect a new departure or a new direction for public libraries.
