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All I can say is thank goodness for this election!
I use old envelopes to write shopping lists and other notes on. But my supply has been dwindling because I don’t get many letters any more.
Week 1 of the campaign and I already have enough supply to last me several months.

A pile of white envelopes and postal vote application forms.
#auspol#postalVote#junkMail
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Bibliotheek Oog in Al, Utrecht, the Netherlands

The Cereolfabriek was a linseed and soy oil factory that was in function from 1905 to 2002 near Utrecht. The handsome brick building was designed by architect Gerardus Antonius Ebbers, known for his work on churches and mansions in the area. The complex now houses the Oog in Al branch of the Utrecht library as well as other community services.

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#library #LibraryArchitecture #architecture #photography #AdaptiveReuse

A large, historic brick building with arched windows and decorative brickwork stands under a cloudy sky. A street lamp and street sign reading "Shakespearehof" are in the foreground, and bushes line the sidewalk.
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Bibliothèque Éva-Circé-Côté, Montréal, Canada

The former St-Gabriel fire station was designed by Joseph A. Mercier and built in 1891-92. Following the merger with the city of Montreal, it was decommissioned and converted into a library in 1976. At the occasion of its recent renovation, the library was renamed after journalist, author and Montreal's first professional librarian Éva Circé-Côté.

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#library #LibraryArchitecture #architecture #photography #AdaptiveReuse #montreal

Exterior of a three-storey Beaux-Arts building, with a stone-clad main facade to the right and a simpler, brick facade to the left. A narrow square tower marks the angle, and another brick tower is seen at the back. There is snow on the ground around the building.
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Bibliomedia, Lausanne, Switzerland

Bibliomedia is a public foundation for the promotion and development of public and school libraries. They function as a "library for libraries" to broaden the collection of small institutions. Their Western Switzerland headquarters is in a former customs house, later used as school of medicine.

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An octagonal atrium surrounded by a mezzanine resting on cast iron pillars. There are bookshelves against the walls and a book sorting area on the lower floor.
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Teilbibliothek Toskanatrakt, Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg, Austria

The university of Salzburg is spread over multiple locations across the city, including large portions of the Prince-Archbishops palace in the city centre. The map frescoes adorning this room come from the 16th century Theatrum Orbis Terrarum and were rediscovered in 1986.

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Interior of a library inside a Renaissance palazzo, showing a long and narrow reading room with work tables lining both walls. Between large vaulted windows, the walls are decorated with frescoes depicting maps.
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Bibliothèque publique et scolaire d'Orbe, Switzerland

The public library in the town of Orbe is located inside a former prison. The 14th century building was first a hospital before being converted into the town jail in 1835. The cells remained in function until 1960. The library now shares the building with a small theatre, although there are plans to build a modern library to replace it.

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Inside of a former prison cell with stone walls and a timber roof. A heavy wooden door with iron fittings and a peephole is propped open to the left of the image. Converted into a library, the room has shelves along the walls and a table in the middle. A barred window pierces the back wall.
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#ICYMI "Barbara Pahl, chair of Historic Denver’s preservation policy committee, testified in support of the bipartisan House Bill 1125 to provide incentives to developers, although she thinks the state should quintuple the incentive to $25 million. Not all older buildings are suited for such conversion and for those that are, it’s going to cost way more...she said." coloradosun.com/2024/04/01/dow via @coloradosun re: #adaptivereuse et al.

The Colorado Sun · If downtown Denver building owners convert empty offices to residential, will people move in?By Tamara Chuang
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