THE PECULIARITIES OF ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING ORGANIZATION OF LIBRARIES IN THE AGE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

The article is devoted to the study of the content and form of the socio-cultural space of the library at the present stage, which is undergoing significant transformations under the influence of information technologies, social, economic and technological changes. The basic tendencies of designing library spaces in the world practice are revealed and, based on the analyzed analogues, the principles of their architectural and planning organization are formulated. Dynamic processes in the field of information technology and social communication, having undergone special development at the beginning of the XXI century, have greatly influenced the understanding of the functions and place of the library in the educational, recreational and leisure and socio-cultural space of society, becoming factors for the transformation of libraries and their acquisition of new functions, which was reflected in the formation of new concepts and principles of architectural organization of this type of buildings. Today, the areas of activity and architectural solutions of traditional libraries in Ukraine do not meet the needs of today's information society, and especially its needs for communication and information support. As there are not enough qualitative samples that could serve as a basis for this research in domestic practice, so the successful world practice has been analyzed to identify the basic tendencies of designing modern libraries and to formulate recommendations for their architectural organization. In the world advanced countries library professionals, together with architects, designers, representatives of the information technology sector, are actively working on solving the problem of modernization and adaptation of libraries to the modern requirements of society. In its modern sense, the library is a multifunctional socio-cultural center providing open access to information in any form, as well as the opportunity to interact and carry out a wide range of activities-communicative, leisure, recreational for all segments of the population. The dynamic transformation of libraries and the acquisition of a wide range of new features requires a new architectural strategy, which would ensure the full realization of all potential capabilities of the library. And, if, considering the exterior of the building, the mean of solving the task is the formation of a modern expressive architectural image of the building, then the interior space requires a much wider range of architectural innovations and transformations. The internal space of the library is an important element of non-verbal communication, interacting with users through spatial shapes, color, lighting. Taking into account the works of foreign and domestic researchers and the analysis of a number of world analogues, the following features of designing modern library spaces were revealed: flexibility and transformability, multifunctionality, accessibility and adaptability to all user groups, environmental friendliness, technological interactivity, architectural expressiveness. As a result of the conducted research it is revealed that dynamic processes of development of innovations, digital and information-communication technologies set new contours of architectural-planning and spatial organization of the modern library building. Library space at the present stage significantly expands the range of its functions, acquiring new meaning and importance for society, becoming an important socio-cultural center.