Provisional programme
Designing for Learning and Scholarship: a challenge for librarians, architects and all – programme of the 20th LAG seminar
WEDNESDAY 27 APRIL
Registration – Maison du Savoir
Pre-conference workshop (optional)
Improving the User eXperience of your library services: The service blueprint
as a projection tool for the organisation of services in a new library building
Julie Willems (Luxembourg Learning Centre)
Visit to Belval campus (optional)
Registration – Maison du Savoir
Opening and Welcome
Marie-Pierre Pausch
Chair LIBER Architecture Group
Catherine Léglu
Vice-Rector for academic affairs – University of Luxembourg
Keynote
The Higher Education Landscape
University College London
Alexi Marmot
Coffee break
Session 1 The University of Luxembourg:the Luxembourg Learning Centre and Belval Campus | Chair: Ben Meunier
The campus vision
Fonds Belval
Lucio Wercollier
The architect’s vision
Valentiny Hvp Architects
Daniela Flor
The Luxembourg Learning Centre
University of Luxembourg
Marie-Pierre Pausch
Tours of the Luxembourg Learning Centre
Reception
THURSDAY 28 APRIL
Session 2 New Projects | Chair: Karen Latimer
Helsinki Central Library Oodi
ALA Architects
Antti Nousjoki
Paris-Saclay Learning Centre project
Paris-Saclay University
Martine Coppet & Marie-Estelle Crehalet
RCSI Library
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Kate Kelly
Coffee
Session 3 Inside the Building | Chair: Ulrich Niederer
Ecosystemic design of library program and interiors
SUMA Arquitectura
Elena Orte & Guillermo Sevillano
Research v. Public Access: the challenge of historic special collections spaces
Trinity College, the University of Dublin
Marc Sharifi
Furniture
Natural History Museum Library, Paris
Gildas Illien
Lunch
Session 4 Lessons Learned | Chair: Ignasi Bonet Peitx
Library Learning Centre
Delft University of Technology
Sabine Kunst
The Emily Wilding Davison Building at Royal Holloway
University of London
Christopher Cipkin
Bus transit to the National Library of Luxembourg
Session 5 National Library of Luxembourg (BNL) | Chair: Ulrich Niederer
Presentation of the National Library of Luxembourg
Julia B. Bolles-Wilson (Architect), Monique Kieffer (former Director) and Thierry Hirtz (Public Buildings Authority)
Tour of the National Library
Bus transit to Bourglinster Castle
Conference Dinner
FRIDAY 29 APRIL
Session 6 Planning Research Spaces | Chair: Kira Stine Hansen
Scenario planning – moving collections
Ghent University Library
Hendrik Defoort
Planning for research
Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne (BCU)
Rachel Vez Fridrich
The Post-Pandemic Campus: Libraries Leading the Way
HASSELL Studio
Michaela Sheahan
Coffee
Session 7 Designing user-focused spaces | Chair: Marie-Pierre Pausch
How to create relevant public space?
Aat Vos
User involvement
LocHal Tilburg
Gert Kwekkeboom