The John Spoor Broome Library is located on the campus of California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI) in Camarillo, California , United States.
52-466: The library formally opened on April 4, 2008. "The John Spoor Broome Library enhances the CI mission of interdisciplinary, international, multicultural, and service learning through active collaboration with students, faculty, and staff to plan, implement, promote, and access the use of collections and services and support student learning via its robust information literacy program." The John Spoor Broome Library
104-493: A Ventura County native, represented the counties of Ventura and Santa Barbara by serving as a California state senator from 1961 to 1974 and as a United States representative from 1974 to 1992. These years coincided with the time in which both Governors Brown and Reagan were active. During his service as a United States Congressman, Lagomarsino was a member of two major House Committees: the Foreign Affairs Committee and
156-750: A bakery making crumpets . During this time, he also studied at the local library in Levenshulme. His talent and hard work was recognised in 1959 when he won £105 and a RIBA silver medal for what he described as "a measured drawing of a windmill ". The windmill he drew was Bourn Windmill , Cambridgeshire . After graduating in 1961, Foster won the Henry Fellowship to the Yale School of Architecture in New Haven, Connecticut, where he met future business partner Richard Rogers and earned his master's degree. At
208-574: A full recovery. He also suffered a heart attack. Foster was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1990 Birthday Honours , and thereby granted the title Sir . He was appointed to the Order of Merit (OM) in 1997. In the 1999 Birthday Honours , Foster's elevation to the peerage was announced and he was raised to the peerage as Baron Foster of Thames Bank , of Reddish in the County of Greater Manchester in July. Foster
260-567: A key work of that movement, and for having been the first time in the history of stained glass that computer-assisted design had been utilised in the creative process. Foster gained a reputation for designing office buildings. In the 1980s he designed the HSBC Main Building in Hong Kong for the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (a founding member of the future HSBC Holdings plc ), at
312-500: A longtime hobby. Upon returning to Manchester, Foster went against his parents' wishes and sought employment elsewhere. He had seven O-levels by this time, and applied to work at a duplicating machine company, telling the interviewer he had applied for the prospect of a company car and a £1,000 salary. Instead, he became an assistant to a contract manager at a local architects, John E. Beardshaw and Partners. The staff advised him that if he wished to become an architect, he should prepare
364-582: A portfolio of drawings using the perspective and shop drawings from Beardshaw's practice as an example. Beardshaw was so impressed with Foster's drawings that he promoted him to the drawing department. In 1956 Foster began study at the School of Architecture and City Planning , part of the University of Manchester . He was ineligible for a maintenance grant , so he took part-time jobs to fund his studies, including an ice-cream salesman, bouncer, and night shifts at
416-603: A recurring theme in Foster's future projects. After the four separated in 1967, Foster and Wendy founded a new practice, Foster Associates. From 1968 to 1983, Foster collaborated with American architect Richard Buckminster Fuller on several projects that became catalysts in the development of an environmentally sensitive approach to design, such as the Samuel Beckett Theatre at St Peter's College , Oxford. Foster Associates concentrated on industrial buildings until 1969, when
468-502: A student ID. The library holds a total of 130 hardwired computers for students, faculty & staff, and printers are located all around the building. Students and faculty & staff can check out laptops, digital cameras, digital video cameras, flip video cameras, digital tape recorders, and projection units. The library has DVD's, VHS's, CD's, and best sellers. The children's section holds many children's books and collections. Study rooms which can be reserved by groups at any time throughout
520-486: A variety of services and events to current and prospective students, staff and faculty, and the general public. At the University Writing Center, students can find help and advice from peers on developing a proper essay or paper. The IT Help Desk offers assistance with technical problems. A GIS lab with three computers that obtain the proper ArcGIS software and computer and printing privileges may be accessed with
572-549: Is Gruen Associates, of Los Angeles. The construction firm was PCL, Los Angeles. The John Spoor Broome Library was named after the Ventura County philanthropist who donated $ 5 million to the project. Broome, a sportsman, pilot, farmer and rancher in Ventura, Kern, and Monterey counties, had made the gift anonymously, solely out of a sense of joy over the opening of a long-delayed four-year institution in Ventura County. Only later did
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#1732856206543624-524: Is a new building that incorporated some of the original but renovated buildings that were part of the former California State Mental Hospital. The project involved the demolition of the former Administration building and the modification of the Receiving and Treatment center to make room for the new facility. The John Spoor Broome Library was designed by the British architect Norman Foster . The executive architect
676-662: Is an English architect and designer. Closely associated with the development of high-tech architecture , Foster is recognised as a key figure in British modernist architecture. His architectural practice Foster + Partners , first founded in 1967 as Foster Associates, is the largest in the United Kingdom, and maintains offices internationally. He is the president of the Norman Foster Foundation , created to 'promote interdisciplinary thinking and research to help new generations of architects, designers and urbanists to anticipate
728-490: Is now Grade I listed . The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts , an art gallery and museum on the campus of the University of East Anglia , Norwich , was one of the first major public buildings to be designed by Foster, completed in 1978, and became grade II* listed in December 2012. In 1981, Foster received a commission for the construction of a new terminal building at London's Stansted Airport . Executed by Foster + Partners,
780-666: The Los Angeles Times Historical Database. Although the archives in this collection provide first-hand knowledge and useful information about the Camarillo State Hospital, due to California state law no personal records or confidential information is allowed to be released to anyone other than the subject, without authorization. For more information contact the California Department of Developmental Services . The John Spoor Broome Library offers
832-637: The University of Bath . Foster received The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in 2007 to honour his contributions to the advancement of tall buildings. He was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture , for the University of Technology Petronas in Malaysia, and in 2008 he was granted an honorary degree from the Dundee School of Architecture at
884-751: The University of Dundee . In 2009, he received the Prince of Asturias Award in the category 'Arts'. In 2017, he received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council member Lord Jacob Rothschild during the International Achievement Summit in London. In 2012, Foster was among the British cultural figures selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in
936-510: The 1990s. Foster + Partners submitted a plan for a 385-metre-tall (1,263 ft) skyscraper, the London Millennium Tower , but its height was seen as excessive for London's skyline. The proposal was scrapped and instead Foster proposed 30 St Mary Axe, popularly referred to as "the gherkin", after its shape. Foster worked with engineers to integrate complex computer systems with the most basic physical laws, such as convection . In 1999,
988-782: The Apple offices, Apple Campus 2 (now called Apple Park ), in Cupertino, California, US. Apple's board and staff continued to work with Foster as the design was completed and the construction in progress. The circular building was opened to employees in April 2017, six years after Jobs died in 2011. In January 2007, the Sunday Times reported that Foster had called in Catalyst, a corporate finance house, to find buyers for Foster + Partners. Foster does not intend to retire, but rather to sell his 80–90% holding in
1040-709: The Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. He was also asked by the House Leader to chair a task force to analyze and develop recommendations to the system of selection of standing committee assignments, the Committee on Committees. In this collection, all of Lagomarsino's services to California are documented. The collection not only contains documents on Lagomarsino and early Ventura, but also original furniture, artifacts, signed photographs, and other memorabilia from government officials and celebrities. Additional original archival material includes documents reporting information on
1092-532: The Freudian Sip Cafe, located just outside the library's main entrance. The library houses the school's Disability Resource Programs, CSUCI Writing Center, University Learning Resource Center, Faculty Development, Information Technology and the Lagomarsino Archives. The library also has 11 classrooms, three conference rooms, nine group study sections, and one art gallery. The John Spoor Broome Library
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#17328562065431144-539: The John Spoor Broome library, and Children's Reading Celebration. Every fall the library hosts a Dia de los Muertos celebration in which an exhibit is created to commemorate the tradition and for visitors to learn about the history of the culture. The library hosts a September 11 memorial hosted by the CSUCI College Republicans, which includes a flag ceremony. The Career & Internship fair takes place at
1196-462: The State of California purchased the former Lewis Ranch from agriculturists Adolpho Camarillo and Joseph P. Lewis, to build the Camarillo State Hospital in 1929. George McDougall was immediately put in charge of the State's architectural plans. In 1933 the hospital began accepting male patients, who in the beginning, were held in the former Lewis Ranch farmhouse. The hospital was eventually reconstructed under
1248-560: The WPA to accommodate both male and female patients. In 1936, it emerged as the largest mental hospital in the world. Between 1947 and 1957, the hospital rapidly grew, incorporating men, women, and children of all ages, eventually reaching over 7,000 patients at its peak. By 1967, the hospital was treating illnesses such as schizophrenia, manic depression, organic brain disease, autism, and birth defects, and would later successfully address drug and alcohol abuse. Its early years were rather isolated from
1300-982: The Watergate scandal, the Challenger space shuttle incident, and original signed letters from the Nixon and Bush administrations. As a whole, the collection reflects the conflicts and changes of the time, and also displays Lagomarsino's contributions to Ventura County. This contribution in particular was the introduction of Senate Bill Number 70 which requested a state university for Ventura County (now CSUCI). The Lagomarsino Collection not only benefits students and scholars interested in politics or history, but also provides valuable primary resource material for such areas of study as agriculture, economics, education, environment, civil rights, crime, family concerns, foreign affairs, health interests, labor law, trade, transportation, and veterans' affairs. According to archivist Evelyn Taylor from CSUCI,
1352-514: The academic year. Students can obtain jobs at the John Spoor Broome library in different departments, including the IT help desk, the University Writing Center, and the front desk. The library holds events throughout the year that the community, staff & faculty, and students can participate in. Events hosted by the John Spoor Broome library include the Art Walk outside the library, art exhibits held inside
1404-520: The building to enhance the quality of life for the company's 1,200 employees. The building has a full-height glass façade moulded to the medieval street plan and contributes drama, subtly shifting from opaque, reflective black to a glowing back-lit transparency as the sun sets. The design was inspired by the Daily Express Building in Manchester that Foster had admired as a youngster. The building
1456-425: The building, recognised as a landmark work of high-tech architecture, was opened to the public in 1991, and was awarded the 1990 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Award. As part of the project's development, in 1988 Foster and British artist Brian Clarke made several proposals for an integral stained glass artwork for the terminal building; the principal proposal would have seen
1508-479: The canopy above, which extends from the plaza over the library and is anchored to the foundation through eight steel posts visible in the Reading Room. The Reading Room features a thermally insulated glass canopy. In the plaza, the canopy is louvered, thus filtering light through the plaza, while not allowing the sun to make direct contact with the book stacks. The stacks are visible from any vantage point. Just outside
1560-514: The company valued at £300 million to £500 million. In 2007, he worked with Philippe Starck and Sir Richard Branson of the Virgin Group for the Virgin Galactic plans. Foster currently sits on the board of trustees at architectural charity Article 25 who design, construct and manage innovative, safe, sustainable buildings in some of the most inhospitable and unstable regions of
1612-656: The company was renamed Foster + Partners . By then, Foster's style had evolved from its earlier sophisticated, machine-influenced high-tech vision into a more sharp-edged modernity. In 2004, Foster designed the tallest bridge in the world , the Millau Viaduct in Southern France , with the Millau Mayor Jacques Godfrain stating; "The architect, Norman Foster, gave us a model of art." Foster worked with Steve Jobs from about 2009 until Jobs' death to design
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1664-507: The completion of the Willis Faber & Dumas headquarters in Ipswich , commissioned in 1970 and completed in 1975. The client, a family-run insurance company, wanted to restore a sense of community to the workplace. In response, Foster designed a space with modular, open plan office floors, long before open-plan became the norm, and placed a roof garden, 25-metre swimming pool, and gymnasium in
1716-452: The four founders of Team 4, died from cancer in 1989. From 1991 to 1995, Foster was married to Begum Sabiha Rumani Malik. The marriage ended in divorce. In 1996, Foster married Spanish psychologist and art curator Elena Ochoa . He has five children; two of the four sons he had with Cheesman are adopted. In the 2000s, Foster was diagnosed with bowel cancer and was told he had weeks to live. He received chemotherapy treatment and made
1768-637: The future'. The foundation, which opened in June 2017, is based in Madrid and operates globally. Foster was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1999. Norman Robert Foster was born in 1935 in Reddish , two miles (3.2 km) north of Stockport , then a part of Lancashire . He was the only child of Robert and Lilian Foster (née Smith). The family moved to Levenshulme , near Manchester , where they lived in poverty. His father
1820-438: The hospital's tenure, until its closing in 1996. The material is classified by date (1836–2007) and general topic (e.g. treatment). Each of the eleven boxes in the collection includes primary sources such as newspaper articles, correspondence, manuals, memos, proposals, speeches, trailers, and information on movies filmed on the land and books written about the hospital. Old Camarillo State Hospital newspaper articles can be found in
1872-700: The hospital, now under the Department of Developmental Services of the State of California, addressed both mental and developmentally disabling illnesses: "Enhancing independence through innovation". The hospital now focused on treating patients with the intention of releasing them successfully back into society. After a long and successful treatment record, the hospital closed its doors to the public on June 30, 1996, due to lack of patients and cost per capita. The Camarillo State Hospital collection consists primarily of documents, photographs, and unique artifacts. Many collection items are direct work-product items created during
1924-666: The library and is hosted by Career Development Services. The Involvement fair is hosted at the library, along with the Youth Authors' Fair. The 24-hour final exam schedule event is hosted by the library every semester, usually during the last two weeks. In this event the library is open for 24 hours and students are provided with coffee and snacks. Broome Library offers an array of services for its students, teachers, and guests. It has an estimated 125 desktop computers with internet access, 200 laptops, and digital and video cameras available for use and checkout. Food and drinks are available at
1976-753: The main doors is the Reflection Pool. The library serves as a direct axis point through campus, both north & south and east & west. According to the Channel Islands university website, the John Spoor Broome Library is 137,000 square feet, in three stories, and cost $ 56 million. There are two main floors in which there are computers, books, tables and classrooms. The third floor is an outdoor study area. The construction required 7,000 cubic yards of concrete, 300 tons of structural steel, 600 tons of rebar and 40,000 square feet of glass. The architect
2028-560: The new library. The donation was to be used to bolster archives and special collections and host an annual lecture. The John Spoor Broome Library holds a few archives that are available to its students as well as the general public. Two archives of importance include the Robert J. Lagomarsino Federal Collection and the Camarillo State Hospital Collection. As noted by archivist Evelyn Taylor at CSUCI, Robert J. Lagomarsino,
2080-410: The outside world, sustaining the hospital community using its own farms; butcher; shoe maker, dairy; ice house; schools; and hospital, police, and fire departments. In time, various services that promoted social interaction were established, such as a bowling alley, swimming pool, clothing store, petting zoo, beauty parlor, and hamburger shop. A new law regarding involuntary treatment of mental patients
2132-534: The practice worked on the administrative and leisure centre for Fred. Olsen Lines based in the London Docklands , which integrated workers and managers within the same office space. This was followed, in 1970, by the world's first inflatable office building for Computer Technology Limited near Hemel Hempstead , which housed 70 employees for a year. The practice's breakthrough project in England followed in 1974 with
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2184-558: The suggestion of Yale art historian Vincent Scully , the pair travelled across America for a year to study architecture. In 1963, Foster returned to the UK and established his own architectural firm Team 4 , with Rogers, Su Brumwell , and the sisters Georgie and Wendy Cheesman . Among their first projects was the Cockpit, a minimalist glass bubble installed in Cornwall, the features of which became
2236-487: The time the most expensive building ever constructed. The building is marked by its high level of light transparency, as all 3500 workers have a view to Victoria Peak or Victoria Harbour . Foster said that if the firm had not won the contract it would probably have been bankrupted. Foster was assigned the brief for a development on the site of the Baltic Exchange, which had been damaged beyond repair by an IRA bomb, in
2288-620: The university president, Handel Evans, convince him to permit the celebration of the gift, and only then because they thought it might help motivate another potential donor, said to have been Broome's friend Martin V. Smith. Smith later donated an identical amount to the business school that now bears his name. The university is on part of the Rancho Guadalasca Spanish land grant that had belonged to Broome's grandfather. Robert J. Lagomarsino, an Ojai resident and U.S. congressman from 1974 to 1993, and his wife Norma, donated $ 1 million for
2340-438: The walls of the terminal's east and west elevations clad in two sequences of traditionally mouth-blown, leaded glass. For complex technical and security reasons, the original scheme, which Clarke considered to be his magnum opus , couldn't be executed. Though unrealised, the collaboration is historically significant for its scale, its introduction of colour and materials broadly viewed as antithetical to high-tech architecture into
2392-577: The world. He has also been on the Board of Trustees of The Architecture Foundation . Foster believes that attracting young talent is essential, and is proud that the average age of people working for Foster and Partners is 32, just like it was in 1967. In May 2022, it was announced that Foster would help plan reconstruction in Ukraine after the end of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine . Foster has been married three times. His first wife, Wendy Cheesman , one of
2444-421: Was Leo A. Daly's Los Angeles architecture firm. The library is the only "modern"-style building on campus, while the other buildings are of Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. It features a naturally lit "buffer zone", which separates existing and new structures. The surrounding environment is showcased in 360-degree views. It consists of two separate pieces: the physical structure itself and
2496-642: Was a machine painter at the Metropolitan-Vickers works in Trafford Park , which influenced Norman to take up engineering, design, and, ultimately, architecture. His mother worked in a local bakery. Foster's parents were diligent and hard workers who often had neighbours and family members look after her son, which Foster later believed restricted his relationship with his mother and father. Foster attended Burnage Grammar School for Boys in Burnage , where he
2548-486: Was bullied by fellow pupils and took up reading. He considered himself quiet and awkward in his early years. At 16, he left school and passed an entrance exam for a trainee scheme set up by Manchester Town Hall , which led to his first job, an office junior and clerk in the treasurer's department. In 1953, Foster completed his national service in the Royal Air Force , choosing the air force because aircraft had been
2600-611: Was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy (ARA) on 19 May 1983, and a Royal Academician (RA) on 26 June 1991. In 1995, he was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (HonFREng). On 24 April 2017, he was given the Freedom of the City of London . The Bloomberg London building received a Stirling Prize in October 2018. In 1986 he received an Honorary Doctorate from
2652-626: Was named a winner in the California Construction magazine Best of 2008 awards program. The library won the Award of Merit in the Outstanding Architectural Design category. An independent jury of industry experts in design and construction judged more than 140 nominated projects in a variety of categories. Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (born 1 June 1935)
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#17328562065432704-453: Was put into action in 1969. The law required judicial review of every patient who was held against their will for an extended period of time, which in turn, led to the decrease of mental patients at the hospital. However, in 1983, a new approach was put into action. Discoveries of new drugs that would help the mentally disabled lead normal lives were uncovered and the hospital began to utilize these innovations. A new mission statement emerged as
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