Programme

• Tuesday 17 April

  Pre-seminar visits

  Regional Research Library, Liberec
  Regional Research Library, Hradec Králové

• Wednesday 18 April

  Pre-seminar visits

  Choice of visit to four or five libraries in Prague on Wednesday 18 April morning:
  A. Faculty of Arts Library, Charles University
  B. National Archives
  C. Strahov Monastery Library
  D. Smichov Municipal Library
  E. Academy of Sciences Library

  13.30 – 14.00 Official opening of the Seminar Chairman: Martin Svoboda, National Technical Library, Prague
  Jindřich Fryč (International Relations and European Affairs Section Head, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport)
  Ulrich Niederer (Chairman, LIBER Architecture Group)

  14.00 – 15.00 Keynote speaker Future libraries, The Library – a catalyst for urban development. Helle Juul, Juul and Frost, Architects, Copenhagen

  15.30 – 17.00 Session 1: Setting the scene
  Libraries in the age of a digital fire. Jiří Zlatuška, Centre for Education, Research and Innovation)
  Putting students first: libraries and learning, Graham Bulpitt, Kingston University London.
  Research: Overview. Hans Geleijnse, Library Strategy Consultant. Past President of LIBER.

• Thursday 19 April

  9.00 – 10.30 Session 2: Sustainability
  Building’s envelope design, energy efficiency and renewable energies, Anna Wagner, Chanson et Wagner architectes
  A story of implementation of comprehensive modernization of energy management of the National Theater with application of alternative sources, Miroslav Růžička, National Theatre

  11.00 – 12.30 Session 3: Refurbishment of buildings
  The SantAgostino project for a new Cultural Centre in Modena, Alessandro Bertoni, Università Ca’ Foscari, Venice
  Ghent Library, Bert Rogiers, Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen
  Refurbishment of the National University Library of Strasbourg, Christophe Didier, National and University Library of Strasbourg.

  14.00 – 15.30 Session 4: Re-organising and re-purposing space
  Reshaping Freiburg University Library – Learning and Research in the Heart of the City, Antje Kellersohn, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
  Refurbishing The Black Diamond to meet the digital Challenges, Steen Bille Larson, The Royal Library, Copenhagen
  Introduction to visit to National Technical Library, Petr Lešek (Projektil Architects), Thomáš Vaněk (PAS)

  15.30 Visit to National Technical Library

• Friday 20 April

  9.00 – 10.30 Session 5: Technical aspects of buildings
  A crash course into acoustics, Jan David Hanrath, hanratharchitect BV/ H2 interactive BV
  The O.A.S.E. – an example of modern, well-designed learning spaces, Ulrike Brunenberg-Piel, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf

  11.00-12.30 Session 6: Preservation
  The National Institute for Sound and Vision; Archives under Dutch Water, Willem Jan Neutelings, Neutelings Riedijk Architects
  The Strategic Approach for Special Collections at the Bodleian Libraries, Richard Ovenden, Bodleian Libraries, Oxford

  12.30 – 13.00 Conclusion, Ulrich Niederer (Chairman, LIBER Architecture Group)