02 syyskuuta 2019

OODI - The Public Library of the Year 2019!



The best new public library of the year 2019 is Oodi Helsinki Central Library
This is what the jury said:

Looking like a large, undulating wooden ship, Finland’s most spectacular library is located in the middle of the capital’s city square, with a direct view of the Finnish parliament. The spectacular Oodi building is in every way the house of the people, because the citizens themselves have contributed with requests and suggestions for how it could be used. At the same time, 95 per cent of the library’s 10,000 square feet of space is open to the public for 90 hours a week.


International Federation of Library Associations / IFLA and the Danish software company Systematic choose the yearly winner. The award is presented to a library that has best managed to combine open, functional architecture with creative IT solutions, and that has also included modern digital capabilities as well as elements from local culture.

The four nominated libraries were:


Für Juttas Fokus auf Schwarz / Weiss habe ich eine Collage gemacht.
...
For Jutta’s Focus aon Black/White I made a collage of my Oodi photos.

I looked at the photos of the nominees and especially the Australian library pleased me. 

14 kommenttia:

  1. Hi Riitta,
    this really is a very interesting building! Looks fantastic!
    Wishing you a happy and lovely new week,
    Love and hugs, Claudia xo

    VastaaPoista
  2. Wahnsinn, was für ein toller, beeindruckender Bau !
    Und du hast daraus einen klasse Beitrag für den "Fokus auf S/W " gemacht.
    ♥lichen Dank und ganz liebe Grüße
    Jutta

    VastaaPoista
  3. Großartig, ein tolles Gebäude !
    Super auch, dass du dies Collage für den "Fokus auf S/W " dazu gestaltet hast.
    ♥lichen Dank dafür und liebe Grüße
    Jutta

    VastaaPoista
  4. ...libraries are a wonderful gift to the community.

    VastaaPoista
  5. Wow - so unusual! The architecture is fascinating.
    Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2019/09/a-strange-sight.html

    VastaaPoista
  6. Hello Riitta, and thank you for your informative and extremely interesting posts about Oodi Public Library. I took my time and read each one and I admire the foresight of the persons who brought this magnificent library into being.
    It truly is for the people. All those facilities on each floor readily available for use by anyone. No wonder it became the favourite meeting place. As well as functional, the building looks good with its fine modern lines and inviting appearance. It certainly deserves to have won that award. A great post :D) xx

    VastaaPoista
  7. Oh wow...what a building and never expected a libary. That must be awesome to stand there.

    Greetings over to you place

    N☼va

    VastaaPoista
  8. That's quite a unique and interesting building! Love it.

    I'm happy to see your link on 'My Corner of the World' this week! Thanks for linking up!


    My Corner of the World

    VastaaPoista
  9. I love libraries and this is a beauty!

    VastaaPoista
  10. All I can say is WOW! It certainly is a spectacular building.

    VastaaPoista
  11. Here we go!...
    Go go Finland!

    VastaaPoista

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