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Abstract

This paper represents an exploration of organizational architecture and interior design insofar as it represents a technology of interpellation that encourages various forms of identity to become privileged over others. In particular, it focuses on the design and aesthetic management of the Saltire Centre, a UK university library. It is argued that through a combination of architectural and aesthetic techniques, this building operates as what is termed an identityscape – a spatially bounded site oriented towards the production of economically viable modes of identity conducive to the demands of a post‐industrial economy.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Culture and Organization on 03 Mar 2011, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14759551.2011.544885
Publisher Keywords:	architecture, aesthetics, identity, libraries
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Departments:	Bayes Business School > Management
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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