19/10/2026
๐๐ KA-CCIS, LET'S UNITE AND SHOW OUR SUPPORT! ๐๐
We proudly rally behind Mr. Richard M. Florentino, our fellow CCIS faculty member and librarian, as he showcases his innovative entry in the 2026 Online Contest #3: Designing the Library of the Future!
๐ฟ ENTRY NO. 12: LUNTIAN โ The Living Library of the Future
His visionary concept brings together nature, Filipino heritage, sustainability, and artificial intelligence to create an inclusive, future-ready library where technology empowers learning while preserving human connection.
โค๏ธ KA-CCIS, LET'S SHOW OUR SUPPORT!
โค๏ธ HEART REACT to the official contest post for Entry No. 12.
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โค๏ธ Every HEART REACT and SHARE counts! Let's unite as one CCIS family and show our support for Sir Richard!
๐ We are proud of you, Sir Richard! Your CCIS family is cheering you on!
๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ง #๐ฏ: ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
Entry No. 12: Richard M. Florentino
๐ง๐ถ๐๐น๐ฒ:
LUNTIAN: The Living Library of the Future
๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
LUNTIAN, The Living Library of the Future. Where Nature, Filipino Heritage, and AI Grow Together, is a sustainable, nature-inspired, three-storey library that blends artificial intelligence, immersive technology, and Filipino cultural heritage into an inclusive learning environment, with a welcoming central librarian hub keeping human guidance at its heart. It pairs physical books with digital collections and offers personal AI assistants, augmented reality and holographic exhibits that bring Philippine history, indigenous traditions, and heritage to life, and accessibility features such as elevators, ramps, tactile pathways, and assistive technologies for PWDs and SNED learners. Its eco-friendly design uses natural lighting, solar energy, rainwater collection, and indoor gardens to create a calm space for reading and well-being. Across its floors, the ground floor (Discover and Connect) houses circulation, children, and reference services, and cultural exhibits; the second floor (Learn and Collaborate) offers the digital library, learning commons, laboratories, a makerspace, and a cafรฉ; and the third floor (Create and Experience) holds an auditorium, cinema, museum gallery, advanced research spaces, and holographic heritage experiences. By combining librariansโ expertise with modern technology, LUNTIAN turns the library from a book repository into an interactive, sustainable learning destination where innovation enhances rather than replaces human connection, so that knowledge grows, culture lives, technology serves humanity, and every learner belongs.