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vienna main library [ernst mayr]

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location vienna, austria
status completed in 2003

description On a difficult site, above an underground train station and in the median of an existing major thoroughfare, Ernst Mayr designed a 150-metre tall building that responds to the scale of the surrounding buildings. In the front, the building sweeps down to ground level, marking the entrance through a symbolic gesture. In the back, the weight and importance of the building is emphasized through the building's bulk height.

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[1] Sarnitz, August. Vienna 1975-2005 New Architecture. New York: Springer, 2003: 93.
[2] SOURCE: http://daniel_sp.tripod.com/vienna-library.jpg
[3] Sarnitz, August. 93.

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