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with monolythic facades,
and were situated at the
heart of the new modernist
campuses across imposing
wide entrance piazzas.

These libraries were
the first in the country to
implement the “open shelf”
system – reading halls that
also function as storage
spaces. Consequently,
direct entry of sunlight had
to be avoided. Their plans
utilize artificial lighting,
internal courtyards and
apertures to enable the
entry of soft natural light.

The guiding planning
principle for the Zalman
Aranne Central Library at
Ben-Gurion University of
the Negev in Beer Sheva
(1968-72), as in other of
the firm’s designs in the

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