Sheeleigh, Mark Robinson2015-06-232015-06-231990http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53273This project arises as a result of carefully considered variations on themes of an established model. The thesis uses Michelangelo’s Biblioteca Laurentiana as the basis for a new library in New York City. This use of an historical precedent can be seen as the desire for continuity, and as an expression of a belief in the themes of recurrence and constancy in history.iii, 27 leavesapplication/pdfen-USIn CopyrightLD5655.V855 1990.S543Library architectureLibrary buildingsThesis