Faculty Library in Zurich
For decades, the growing needs of Zurich University were met by structures erected on the outskirts of the city. In recent times, however, attempts have been made to increase the density of the existing facilities in the historical university district in the city centre. The faculty of law, hitherto scattered over eight different locations, was to be united and the library extended. The original L-shaped library building dates from 1908 and was designed as a laboratory. Twenty years later, this was complemented with a further, lower, angular tract, to create a central courtyard. This extension has been raised in height by the addition of a structure in steel and glass that accommodates the administration, book stores and reading rooms.
