DeValera Library & Súil Art Gallery, Clare County
De Valera Library & Súil Art Gallery Ennis Co Clare Ireland design by Keith Williams Architects. Irish civic building images, 10m high sinuous masonry wall
Library building designs
Library building designs and architects
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Duncan Place Library & Community Hub, Yorkshire
Duncan Place Library & Community Hub building design by EDable Architecture. It brings about positive change through a process of co-design
DUMO Office and Library Building, Antwerp, Belgium
DUMO Office and Library Building, Belgium, design by ZOOM architecten. Circular building wraps around rectangular bookcase spanning two levels
Golden Horn Library Istanbul building design
Golden Horn Library building design by Aytac Architects. It faces seven hills of Istanbul across water, each with its own monument. Turkish flying carpet!
Do we need libraries? Architecture design trends
“Libraries are the thin red line between civilization and barbarism”, said Neil Gaiman: back in my school days I was a regular visitor to the library, but when was the last time I visited a library to borrow a book?
Tiwu Kumangka Library, Blackwood, Adelaide
Designed by architects DesignInc, Tiwu Kumangka is located in Blackwood, Adelaide, South Australia. The two-storey library is linking building form, landscape and reserve
Western Academy Elementary School Library, Beijing, China
Architects Studio Vapore has collaborated with the Western Academy of Beijing to renovate its elementary school library. The project reimagines the library as a multifunctional learning space
Jindabyne Library and Community Centre, Australia
Jindabyne Library and Community Centre is a welcoming addition to the town, designed by fjcstudio in New South Wales, Australia, using sustainably sourced timber
Latymer School Library, Enfield, North London
Architects Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt has submitted an application for an extension and refurbishment to the library of The Latymer School, a grammar school in Enfield, London
Warrnambool Learning and Library Centre, Australia
The Warrnambool Learning and Library Centre, designed by Kosloff Architecture in Victoria, Australia, is a stunning example of civic architecture which uses sustainable materials
Rotterdam Central Library building renewal
Rotterdam Central Library building renewal design by Powerhouse Company: significant milestone in transformation of well-loved Netherlands city landmark
Sub-Centre Library Beijing, China building
Beijing City Library building design, China, by Norwegian Architects Snøhetta, makes shortlist for 2024 Dezeen Architecture Awards, alongside buildings by Stanton Williams and Grimshaw
British Library building, London architecture
The British Library has been listed at Grade I. The BL is arguably the most significant new public building of the later 20th century in England. Its architecture is “both immense and extraordinary and its warmth and quality of spaces, finishes and sculpture have made it a much-admired building”.
Forest of Knowledge, Mumbai, India
Studio HINGE’s architectural proposal for a Forest of Knowledge in Mumbai, at the Cricket Club of India, recreates the simple notion of sitting under a tree with a book
American library buildings: USA libraries designs
American library buildings – key contemporary US buildings, images, architects, American public institutions, incl designs by Snøhetta, Adjaye Associates, richärd+bauer, JRA Architects and Gordon Bunshaft – best new US library architecture, United States designs.
T-A-St-Germain Library, Québec, Canada
ACDF Architecture present the newly inaugurated T-A-St-Germain Library, in Quebec. Versatile and dynamic, the new library encourages spontaneous encounters