PROJECT: Li Ka Shing Library

LOCATION: Singapore Management University

DATE: 2006

ECA worked closely with the National Library Board of Singapore (NLB) to develop and implement the brief for this academic hybrid library. The design aimed to acknowledge the importance of the library as a collection of physical spaces providing access to both printed texts and the ever expanding quantity of digital information.

Within the SMU masterplan the library forms one of the key focuses of the campus. The £13M (approx.) library has capacity for 140,000 volumes, 900 work/study spaces and 166 dedicated computer terminals, providing a rich variety of working environments whilst maintaining maximum flexibility to allow the library to adapt to the changing needs of library users.