Inglewood Book Igloo is a site-related architectural project by (fer) studio.  The designers used decommissioned books to comment on the transition that libraries throughout the country are experiencing. Older reading materials are transitioning from printed matter into e-books and electronic media. This artwork repurposes some of the 10,000 books decommissioned by Inglewood Public Library to create an ongoing ‘work in progress’.

The project’s architects describe Book Igloo as a way to ‘respect to the books that have enlightened the lives of many and as an act of placemaking to strengthen the connection between people and the places they share.’

(fer) studio is an Inglewood based architecture and urban design firm begun in 2002. Working at exhibition, interiors to urban design scales, their projects are in Culver City, Los Angeles, Pasadena and in Louisville, Kentucky. The firm’s name, (fer) studio, references their professional interests in form, environment and research. It is led by Christopher Mercier and Douglas Pierson, architects who met working at Frank Gehry’s architectural practice.

Date: 2015
Collection: Public Art in Non-City Spaces
Owner: City of Inglewood
Medium: Sculpture
Material: Decommissioned Books

Location
Inglewood Public Library Lobby
101 West Manchester Boulevard
Inglewood, California 90301