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{{Short description|Library in Mexico City}}
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[[Image:Fachada de la Biblioteca Vasconcelos Buenavista Ciudad de México.jpg|thumb|Front of the library]]
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{{Infobox library
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[[Image:Ballena de Gabriel Orozco.jpg|thumb|[[Gabriel Orozco]]'s ''Ballena'' (''Whale'').]]
| library_name = Biblioteca Vasconcelos
| image = Biblioteca Vasconcelos e Insignia.jpg
| caption = Aerial view of the Vasconcelos Library
| logo = Biblioteca Vasconcelos logo 2012.svg
| country = Mexico
| location = [[Colonia Buenavista|Buenavista]], [[Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City|Cuauhtémoc]] [[Mexico City]]
| type = [[Public library]]
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| coordinates = {{Coord|19|26|51|N|99|09|03|W|region:MX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| location_map = Mexico City
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|16 May 2006|paren=yes}}
| collection_size = {{Format price|600000}} books
| items_collected = Books, [[Academic journal|journals]], newspapers, magazines, audio recordings, movies, [[Braille|Braille books]]
| pop_served = {{format price|1063790}} (2010<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120110183822/http://www.bibliotecavasconcelos.gob.mx/info_detalle.php?id=47 "Estadísticas" en el sitio web oficial de la Biblioteca]</ref>)
| website = {{URL|https://bibliotecavasconcelos.gob.mx/}}
}}[[File:Biblioteca Vasconcelos, Ciudad de México, México, 2015-07-20, DD 16-18 HDR.JPG|thumb|View of the interior of the library]]
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[[File:Fachada de la Biblioteca Vasconcelos Buenavista Ciudad de México.jpg|thumb|Front of the library]]
[[File:Biblioteca Vasconcelos, Ciudad de México, México, 2015-07-20, DD 04-06 HDR.JPG|thumb|Interior, photo taken during [[Wikimania 2015]]]]
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[[File:Biblioteca Vasconcelos, Ciudad de México, México, 2015-07-20, DD 19-20 HDR.JPG|thumb|[[Gabriel Orozco]]'s ''Ballena'' (''Whale'')]]


[[Mexico City]]'s '''Biblioteca Vasconcelos''' (''Vasconcelos Library''), also known as '''Biblioteca Vasconcelos''' or else '''''la Biblioteca Vasconcelos''''' or '''''la Vasconcelos''''' and labeled by the press as the ''Megabiblioteca'' ("megalibrary"), is a library in the north area of [[Mexico City]] ([[colonia Buenavista|Buenavista neighborhood]], [[delegación Cuauhtémoc|Cuauhtémoc borough]]). It was dedicated to [[José Vasconcelos]], the philosopher and former presidential candidate and former president of the [[National Library of Mexico]]. The library is spread across 38,000 square metres (409,000 sq ft)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/guiaocio/8760.html|title=El Universal, el periódico de México líder en noticias y clasificados|publisher=|accessdate=29 September 2014}}</ref> and had an initial planned cost of 954 million pesos (roughly US$98 million).<ref>http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/340992.html</ref> The [[Congress of Mexico]] proposed plans to reduce the budget of 2006 that included cuts for all three branches of government. [[National Action Party (Mexico)|National Action Party]] (PAN) presented an alternative budget that preserved funds for [[Enciclomedia]] and the Vasconcelos Library.<ref>http://dgcs.pgr.gob.mx/Sintesis/Matutina/Matutina2004/matutinaNov2004/Nov1504.htm</ref>
'''Biblioteca Vasconcelos''', also known as the ''Megabiblioteca'' by the press, is a library in the [[colonia Buenavista|Buenavista neighborhood]] of [[Mexico City]]. It is dedicated to [[José Vasconcelos]], the philosopher and former president of the [[National Library of Mexico]]. The library is spread across 38,000 square metres (409,000 sq ft),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/guiaocio/8760.html|title=El Universal, el periódico de México líder en noticias y clasificados|access-date=29 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201030844/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/guiaocio/8760.html|archive-date=1 December 2012}}</ref> and had an initial planned cost of 954 million [[Mexican peso|pesos]] (roughly US$98 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/340992.html|title=En orden los recursos de Biblioteca Vasconcelos: CAPFCE|work=eluniversal.com.mx|access-date=2007-05-31|archive-date=2014-02-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223114428/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/340992.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Congress of Mexico]] proposed plans to reduce the budget of 2006 that included cuts for all three branches of government, but the [[National Action Party (Mexico)|National Action Party]] (PAN) presented an alternate budget that preserved funds for [[Enciclomedia]] and the Vasconcelos Library.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dgcs.pgr.gob.mx/Sintesis/Matutina/Matutina2004/matutinaNov2004/Nov1504.htm |title=Matutina |access-date=2007-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927074648/http://dgcs.pgr.gob.mx/Sintesis/Matutina/Matutina2004/matutinaNov2004/Nov1504.htm |archive-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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The library is located in [[Delegación Cuauhtémoc]] at the Buenavista train station where the [[Mexico City Metro|Metro]], [[Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México|suburban train]], and [[Mexico City Metrobús|Metrobús]] meet. It is adorned by several sculptures by Mexican artists, including [[Gabriel Orozco]]'s ''Ballena'' (''Whale''), prominently located at the centre of the building.
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Then President of Mexico [[Vicente Fox]] inaugurated the library on 16 May 2006, and stated that this was one of the most advanced constructions of the 21st century, and that it would be spoken of throughout the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/349449.html|title=El Universal - - Inaugura Fox megabiblioteca "Jos� Vasconcelos"|date=20 June 2013|publisher=|accessdate=29 September 2014}}</ref> This inauguration took place a week before the deadline the president had to promote his accomplishments before the 2006 presidential election.<ref>http://www.universia.net.mx/index.php/news_user/content/view/full/37309/</ref>


==History==
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The library had to close in March 2007 due to construction defects.<ref name="jornada-closed">{{cite web|url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/03/30/index.php?section=cultura&article=a04n1cul|title=La ASF pide fincar responsabilidad a funcionarios de Vicente Fox|author=La Jornada|publisher=|accessdate=29 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="archrecord">{{cite web|url=http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/070522kalach.asp|title=Kalach’s Mexico City Library Shuttered|publisher=|accessdate=29 September 2014}}</ref>
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Then President of Mexico [[Vicente Fox]] inaugurated the library on 16 May 2006, and stated that this was one of the most advanced constructions of the 21st century, and that it would be spoken of throughout the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/349449.html|title=El Universal - - Inaugura Fox megabiblioteca "Jos Vasconcelos"|date=20 June 2013|access-date=29 September 2014|archive-date=2 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102111408/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/349449.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> This inauguration took place a week before the deadline the president had to promote his accomplishments before the 2006 presidential election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.universia.net.mx/index.php/news_user/content/view/full/37309/ |title=RED IBEROAMERICANA DE UNIVERSIDADES - Extensión - Más Relacionados Cultura - la Biblioteca Vasconcelos |access-date=2008-05-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928190430/http://www.universia.net.mx/index.php/news_user/content/view/full/37309/ |archive-date=2007-09-28 }}</ref>
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The Superior Auditor of the Federation detected 36 construction irregularities and issued 13 motions of responsibility for public servants of the federal government.<ref name="jornada-closed" /> Among the irregularities found was the misplacement of marble blocks at a cost of 15 million pesos (roughly 1.4 million dollars).<ref name="jornada-closed" />


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The library had to close in March 2007 due to construction defects.<ref name="jornada-closed">{{cite web|url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/03/30/index.php?section=cultura&article=a04n1cul|title=La ASF pide fincar responsabilidad a funcionarios de Vicente Fox|author=La Jornada|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="archrecord">{{cite web|url=http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/070522kalach.asp|title=Kalach's Mexico City Library Shuttered|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref>
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The library is located in downtown [[Cuauhtémoc, D.F.|Delegación Cuauhtémoc]] at the Buenavista train station where the [[Mexico City Metro|metro]], [[Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México|suburban train]], and [[Mexico City Metrobús|metrobus]] meet. It is adorned by several sculptures by Mexican artists, including [[Gabriel Orozco]]'s ''Ballena'' (''Whale''), prominently located at the centre of the building.
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The [[Superior Auditor of the Federation]] detected 36 construction irregularities and issued 13 motions of responsibility for public servants of the federal government.<ref name="jornada-closed" /> Among the irregularities found was the misplacement of marble blocks at a cost of 15 million pesos (roughly 1.4 million dollars).<ref name="jornada-closed" />


During [[Felipe Calderón Hinojosa|Calderón]]'s administration, efforts to restore it continued with a further investment of 32 million pesos (roughly US$3 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/52782.html|title=El Universal - - 32 mdp m�s a la ´megabiblioteca´|date=27 June 2013|publisher=|accessdate=29 September 2014}}</ref>
During [[Felipe Calderón Hinojosa|Calderón]]'s administration, efforts to restore it continued with a further investment of 32 million pesos (roughly US$3 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/52782.html|title=El Universal - - 32 mdp m s a la ´megabiblioteca´|date=27 June 2013|access-date=29 September 2014|archive-date=20 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220061406/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/52782.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


It was reopened to the public in November 2008 after 22 months.
It was reopened to the public in November 2008 after 22 months.


==Architecture==
==Architecture==
The winning proposal for the library was designed by the Mexican architects [[Alberto Kalach]] and [[Juan Palomar]]. Lily Carr, writing in 2021 noted, "the structure’s cavernous, hollowed-out interior of an ossified matrix of suspended, expandable shelves presents the project as an awe-inspiring, chill-inducing spectacular that immerses the first-time visitor in the architects’ vision of a library as a container, or ‘ark, a carrier of human knowledge."
<ref>Carr, Lily 2018. "[https://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/revisit-biblioteca-vasconcelos Revisit: Biblioteca Vasconcelos] ''Architectural Review''. (January 7, 2021).</ref>


==See also==
The winning proposal for the library was designed by the Mexican architect, [[Alberto Kalach]].
* [[List of libraries in Mexico]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.bibliotecavasconcelos.gob.mx/ }}
* {{Official website|www.bibliotecavasconcelos.gob.mx}}
* [http://www.kalach.com/_biblioteca-mosaico.html kalach.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101012235011/http://www.kalach.com/_biblioteca-mosaico.html kalach.com]


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Latest revision as of 14:09, 28 November 2024

Not to be confused with Biblioteca de México José Vasconcelos.
Biblioteca Vasconcelos
Aerial view of the Vasconcelos Library
Map
19°26′51″N 99°09′03″W / 19.44750°N 99.15083°W / 19.44750; -99.15083
LocationBuenavista, Cuauhtémoc Mexico City, Mexico
TypePublic library
Established16 May 2006 (18 years ago) (16 May 2006)
Collection
Items collectedBooks, journals, newspapers, magazines, audio recordings, movies, Braille books
Size600,000 books
Access and use
Population served1.06 million (2010[1])
Other information
Websitebibliotecavasconcelos.gob.mx
View of the interior of the library
Front of the library
Interior, photo taken during Wikimania 2015
Gabriel Orozco's Ballena (Whale)

Biblioteca Vasconcelos, also known as the Megabiblioteca by the press, is a library in the Buenavista neighborhood of Mexico City. It is dedicated to José Vasconcelos, the philosopher and former president of the National Library of Mexico. The library is spread across 38,000 square metres (409,000 sq ft),[2] and had an initial planned cost of 954 million pesos (roughly US$98 million).[3] The Congress of Mexico proposed plans to reduce the budget of 2006 that included cuts for all three branches of government, but the National Action Party (PAN) presented an alternate budget that preserved funds for Enciclomedia and the Vasconcelos Library.[4]

The library is located in Delegación Cuauhtémoc at the Buenavista train station where the Metro, suburban train, and Metrobús meet. It is adorned by several sculptures by Mexican artists, including Gabriel Orozco's Ballena (Whale), prominently located at the centre of the building.

History

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Then President of Mexico Vicente Fox inaugurated the library on 16 May 2006, and stated that this was one of the most advanced constructions of the 21st century, and that it would be spoken of throughout the world.[5] This inauguration took place a week before the deadline the president had to promote his accomplishments before the 2006 presidential election.[6]

The library had to close in March 2007 due to construction defects.[7][8] The Superior Auditor of the Federation detected 36 construction irregularities and issued 13 motions of responsibility for public servants of the federal government.[7] Among the irregularities found was the misplacement of marble blocks at a cost of 15 million pesos (roughly 1.4 million dollars).[7]

During Calderón's administration, efforts to restore it continued with a further investment of 32 million pesos (roughly US$3 million).[9]

It was reopened to the public in November 2008 after 22 months.

Architecture

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The winning proposal for the library was designed by the Mexican architects Alberto Kalach and Juan Palomar. Lily Carr, writing in 2021 noted, "the structure’s cavernous, hollowed-out interior of an ossified matrix of suspended, expandable shelves presents the project as an awe-inspiring, chill-inducing spectacular that immerses the first-time visitor in the architects’ vision of a library as a container, or ‘ark, a carrier of human knowledge." [10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Estadísticas" en el sitio web oficial de la Biblioteca
  2. ^ "El Universal, el periódico de México líder en noticias y clasificados". Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. ^ "En orden los recursos de Biblioteca Vasconcelos: CAPFCE". eluniversal.com.mx. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
  4. ^ "Matutina". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
  5. ^ "El Universal - - Inaugura Fox megabiblioteca "Jos Vasconcelos"". 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ^ "RED IBEROAMERICANA DE UNIVERSIDADES - Extensión - Más Relacionados Cultura - la Biblioteca Vasconcelos". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  7. ^ a b c La Jornada. "La ASF pide fincar responsabilidad a funcionarios de Vicente Fox". Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Kalach's Mexico City Library Shuttered". Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  9. ^ "El Universal - - 32 mdp m s a la ´megabiblioteca´". 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  10. ^ Carr, Lily 2018. "Revisit: Biblioteca Vasconcelos Architectural Review. (January 7, 2021).
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