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Nov 4, 2024 · The Patience S. Latting Northwest Library opened on May 22, 2012 as the first new Metro Library location in more than 30 years. This 35,000 square foot library features imagery of the Oklahoma prairie including study areas housed in glass that resemble oil derricks.
What looks like a low-slung industrial box rising from the plains of Oklahoma, with oil derricks projecting from its roof, is in fact a library inspired by the natural and economic characteristics of the place.
Sep 18, 2014 · Book stack end panels depict pictorial scenes iconic to our state such as oil field equipment, prairie grasses, windmill vanes, and burning sunsets. Floor Plan. The project has attained LEED ...
The first branch library constructed by the Metropolitan Library System in over 30 years, the Patience S. Latting Northwest Library combines imagery of the Oklahoma prairie with the technology and purpose of a modern library.
Press & Awards. 2013 AIA Oklahoma, Honor Award Commercial Design. 2012 AIA Central Oklahoma, Citation Award. 2012 AIA Central States Region, Merit Award.
All signage and wayfinding has been designed to emulate the Route 66 style popular along Oklahoma’s “mother road”. Book stack end panels portray scenes familiar to our state such as oil field equipment, prairie grasses, windmill vanes, and burning sunsets.
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Check on Architonic. Image 10 of 10 from gallery of Patience S. Latting Northwest Library / LWPB Architecture. Floor Plan.