Library of the Law Faculty of the University of Zurich

Library around the atrium

The 36 meter long glass and steel dome over the inner courtyard

The library of the Law Faculty of the University of Zurich was opened in November 2004 after a 15-year project and construction phase. The construction was realized by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava in the unused inner courtyard of a building constructed in 1908, which was given two additional floors on the sides facing away from the streets. It is characterized by a large dome over the now covered 30 meter high atrium. Calatrava's extension cannot be seen from the street. The historic building planned by the cantonal master builder Hermann Fiertz now houses the law faculty of the University of Zurich. In 2003 the library was awarded the European Steel Prize.

As freehand - and reference library configured collection includes approximately 200,000 books and 700 magazines and rows. 500 reading and workplaces are spread over six floors.

See also

• List of professorships at the Law Faculty of the University of Zurich

literature

• swiss-architects: The best of 2004
• Gernot U. Gabel: The new library of the law faculty of the University of Zurich , in: Library magazine with information and technology, BITonline 2/2005
• Raymond Bandle: Calatrava and the lawyers , in: unijournal - the newspaper of the University of Zurich . December 11, 2000

Web links

Commons : Library of the Law Institute of the University of Zurich  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Library website
• Access to online catalog

Coordinates: 47 ° 22 '24 "  N , 8 ° 33' 2"  E ; CH1903:  683 978  /  247539