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Amsterdam Public Library lies on the eastern edge of the historic city centre. With port operations moving westwards, an ambitious plan to urbanise the south bank of the IJoever inlet was devised to cope with the growth of the city around the main transport hub of the Central Station. The expansion of residential, commercial, recreational and public facilities from the city centre on to the Eastern Dock Island (Oosterdokseiland) was identified as a catalyst for economic growth in the Dutch capital. The new metropolitan area is approximately 48,000 m2 and will accommodate 225,000 m2 of contemporary architecture.
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Flannery, J.A., Smith, K.M. (2014). Amsterdam Public Library. In: Eco-Library Design. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4078-5_2
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