Hi,
there is an excellent book covering Snøhetta's architecture, written by the equally excellent author Kjartan Fløgstad, called "Snøhetta. Hus som vil meg hysa" (published by Det Norske Samlaget, [www.samlaget.no] 2003) You have to freshen up your Norwegian before reading it, though.
But since you're looking for information about the library in Alexandria, you will probably have more luck contacting the library itself. Try http://www.sis.gov.eg/alex-lib/html/front.htm
Good luck,
Eirik Helleve
Norway
Emne: Re: Library of Alexandria/Ancient Museums
The Norwegian architecture firm Snohetta won the bid to design the new Library of Alexandria. I heard the head architect, Craig Dykers, speak Ann Arbor just before it was opened to the public in 2002. The library was built on supposedly the same spot as the famed ancient library, and a great deal of excavation work had to be done on the site. Below is Snohetta's website, although I highly recommend also doing a literature search on the firm to find out more information.
http://www.snoarc.no/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=729
Alison Fried
MLIS Graduate Student
Wayne State University
In a message dated 2/22/2005 5:04:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, Kate Shugert <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>Hello, my name is Kate Shugert and I am a student at the University of
>Toronto, pursuing my Masters Degree in Museum Studies. As a part of the
>final research paper for a class entitled 'Research Methods
>Seminar,' I am required to make as many intercontinental contacts as
>possible to further my research.
>
>I am especially trying to contact someone working in Egypt about the
>excavations at Alexandria and/or information about the Library of
>Alexandria.
>
>These contacts could be in the form of any information you could possible
>provide as well as other names/email addresses of possible avenues of
>research.
>
>I will also be writing about how the Greeks and Romans interacted with
>their own pasts as well as history that was ancient to them--how artefacts
>were preserved, museums and libraries of the ancient world, treasuries,
>and so on. I would greatly appreciate any feedback or ideas.
>
>Thank you for your time!
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Kate Shugert
>
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