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Des Moines Public Library
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North America |
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Des Moines |
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Grand Avenue, 12th street, 10th street, Locust street (Western Gateway Park)
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TYPOLOGY |
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Main |
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ARCHITECTURE | Buildings for cultural activities
Libraries and media libraries
Conference halls
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ARCHITECTURE | Commercial buildings
Bars, cafeterias
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CHRONOLOGY |
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Project |
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2001
project winner of competition
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2006 |
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AWARDS |
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| 2007 |
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| 2006 |
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| AIA Central States Region Award |
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| 2006 |
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| Leaf Award - Best Regeneration Project |
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BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |
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"David Chipperfield. Des Moines Public Library. Des Moines, Iowa", Casabella 761-762, dicembre 2007-gennaio 2008/december 2007-january 2008 [Biblioteche oggi], pp. 64-75
Jean-Marie Martin, "Un involucro discreto e parsimonioso per una città senza qualità", Casabella 761-762, dicembre 2007-gennaio 2008/december 2007-january 2008 [Biblioteche oggi], p. 66 (64-75) |
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| Cristina Molteni, "Leggere nel verde/Reading in the green", OF Arch 98, settembre-ottobre/september-october 2007, "Architettura" pp. 132-139 |
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| "Encrucijada verde. Biblioteca publica, Des Moines/Green crossroads. Public library, Des Moines", Arquitectura viva 107-108, VI 2006 [Madrid metrópolis], "Técnica/Diseño" pp. 192-195 |
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Raymund Ryan, "David Chipperfield in Iowa", The Plan 16, settembre-novembre/september-november 2006, "Letter from US", pp. 103-118
"Public Library. Des Moines", The Plan 16, settembre-novembre/september-november 2006, "Letter from US", pp. 106-111 (103-118) |
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| Laura Aquili, Ergian Alberg, "Biblioteca pubblica a Des Moines, USA/Des Moines Public Library, USA", L'industria delle costruzioni 390, luglio-agosto/july-august 2006 [Landmarks urbani], pp. 82-85 |
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| Annette Lecuyer, "Des Moines Public Library", Architectural review 1312, june 2006 [The library and the city], pp. 56-63 |
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| Giovanni Leoni (ed.), David Chipperfield, Federico Motta editore, Milano 2006, pp. 234-243 |
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| Heide Wessely, "»Mit Mauerwerk bauen macht mich nervös« - Ein Gespräch mit David Chipperfield/»I suppose I am nervous about brickwork« - An interview with David Chipperfield", Detail 10/2005 [Bauen mit Mauerwerk/Wall Construction/Maçonnerie], "Diskussion/Discussion" p. 1078 (1072-1078) |
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| Linda Hallam, John E. Czarnecki, "A grass roof will top the Des Moines Library, one of Chipperfield's first US public projects", Architectural record 6/2002, june 2002, p. 36 |
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STRUCTURES |
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| David Chipperfield Architects |
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| Doreen Beernath, Franz Borho, Martin Ebert, Chris Hardie, Victoria Jessen-Pike, Ilona Klockenbusch, Hartmut Kortner, Michael Kruse, Kaori Ohsugi, Kim Wang, Reiko Yamazaki |
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| Associate architect |
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| Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture: Mindy Aust, Cal Lewis, Brian Lindgren, Paul Mankins, Brett Mendenhall, Evan Shaw, Jon Sloan, Jeff Wagner |
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Jane Wernick Associates: James Packer, Kate Purver, Jane Wernick
Shuck-Britson: Robert Britson, Matt Sherwood |
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| Facades consultant |
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| W.J. Higgings & Associates |
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Ove Arup, London: Archie Campbell, Tim Hanson, Martin Hockey, Adam Jaworski, Lidia Johnson, Florence Lam, Chris McHale, David Pritchard, Andrew Sedgwick, Nigel Tonks
KJWW: Scott Bowman, Jeff Carpenter, Mike Dotson, Mike Lipp, Vincent Mendez, Scott Scholle, Andy Thielen, Jenny Ziegler |
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| The Weitz Company: Bob Anderson |
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