The Story of the Blue Chair: Designer/Librarian Journey

Author

Gulcin CRIBB, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Tamagin BLAKE-SMITH, Hassell
Devika SANGARAM, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Presentation

Publication Date

3-2019

Abstract

Our story begins with the blue chair, it is the journey of blue chair that we will share with you. Blue chair is a metaphor, Blue chair is a symbol. It encompasses many concepts. It symbolises changing nature of libraries, not just library spaces, but how people and spaces interact, their changing expectations, perceptions and engagement.

Keywords

Academic libraries, library space, space design, Singapore Management University

Discipline

Library and Information Science

Publication

Australian Library Design Awards and Conference 2019, March 14

First Page

1

Last Page

37

City or Country

Queensland, Australia

Embargo Period

3-18-2019

Citation

CRIBB, Gulcin; BLAKE-SMITH, Tamagin; and SANGARAM, Devika. The Story of the Blue Chair: Designer/Librarian Journey. (2019). Australian Library Design Awards and Conference 2019, March 14. 1-37.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/library_research/139

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