| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: San Juan Capistrano, California, United States | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1982-1983 (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Graves, Michael | en_US |
| dc.date | 1982-1983 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-06T19:42:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-06-06T19:42:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1982-1983 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 262351 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 3204 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/178412 | |
| dc.description | Open patio area and walkway to the right of entrance; Sited near the mission church, the library repeats elements of the Spanish Colonial architecture in simplified, blocky forms. Grave's distinctive $1.6 million design was chosen over 140 others in an international competition. At the time that he received the contract for the library, it was his first public building commission. A dozen towers with pyramid-shaped tile roofs surround a courtyard that has a reflecting pool, lattice garden gazebos and Cypress trees. The library is divided into four major parts: the courtyard, the adult section, which surrounds the courtyard, a children's wing and an auditorium (named La Sala). A long narrow corridor with access to small rooms and reading nooks runs along the book stacks. It won Graves an award from the American Institute of Architects in 1985. | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | concrete; steel; glass; stucco | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | architecture | en_US |
| dc.subject | contemporary (1960 to present) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Twentieth century | en_US |
| dc.subject | Postmodern | en_US |
| dc.title | San Juan Capistrano Library | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Orange County Public Library | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A1-GM-SCL-A03 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | American | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction (assembling) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | library (building) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Michael Graves (American architect, 1934-2015) | en_US |
