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design competition, jalisco public library, guadalajara, mexico
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longer able to be contained in heavy manuscripts and fortress-like
archives alone, information saturates every aspect of contemporary
life. There is no doubt that the library is decidedly central
to the intense dissemination of information that fuels this culture
of knowledge. |
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Like
Jalisco's Colima volcano, bursting forth with liquid energy and
an all consuming fire, knowledge cascades from the library, engulfing
the surrounding region. Initially, it is a torrent of molten knowledge,
descending on the city of Guadalajara; then with all the magic realism
of a Juan Rolfo novel, the scene changes. The graceful, fluid form
of a lone Mariachi dancer emerges, telling a tale of Jaliscan culture
with movement as her language. The Jalisco Public Library acts as
a physical embodiment of the power of knowledge and as a symbol
of its dissemination into the Mexican culture. |
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