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2. Public bookcase - Wikipedia

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   A public bookcase opened in 2010 in Vienna, Austria. [5] In Basel, Switzerland, where many coffee shops and other venues host open bookshelves, [6] a public bookcase was unveiled in June 2011. [7] [8] Open bookcases are financed by a wide range of organisations (individuals, foundations, Lions Clubs, civic associations, and so on). [9]

3. Library stack - Wikipedia

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   In library science and architecture, a stack or bookstack (often referred to as a library building's stacks) is a book storage area, as opposed to a reading area. More specifically, this term refers to a narrow-aisled, multilevel system of iron or steel shelving that evolved in the 19th century to meet increasing demands for storage space. [ 1 ]

4. Bookcase - Wikipedia

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   A bookcase, or bookshelf, is a piece of furniture with horizontal shelves, often in a cabinet, used to store books or other printed materials. Bookcases are used in private homes, public and university libraries, offices, schools, and bookstores. Bookcases range from small, low models the height of a table to high models reaching up to ceiling ...

5. IKEA Billy - Wikipedia

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   The name Billy was chosen by Lundgren after an IKEA advertising manager named Billy Liljedahl stated that he wanted "a proper bookcase just for books" to be designed. [4] The bookcase's first inclusion in the IKEA Catalogue was in the 1979 edition. [1] Initially the bookcases were 90cm wide, but this was revised to 80cm in 1988 following ...

6. Bastle house - Wikipedia

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   The characteristics of the classic bastle house are extremely thick stone walls (about 1 metre thick), with the ground floor devoted to stable space for the most valuable animals, and a vaulted stone or flat timber floor between it and the first floor with internal access such as a stairway or ladder. [2]

7. American Foursquare - Wikipedia

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   The American Foursquare or "Prairie Box" was a post-Victorian style, which shared many features with the Prairie architecture pioneered by Frank Lloyd Wright.. During the early 1900s and 1910s, Wright even designed his own variations on the Foursquare, including the Robert M. Lamp House, "A Fireproof House for $5000", and several two-story models for American System-Built Homes.