Library building designs
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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
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
Do We Need Libraries? Architecture 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?
New Managing Principal of EVOQ Architecture, Canada
EVOQ Architecture appoint its new Managing Principal, Georges Drolet, after over thirty years with EVOQ in partnership with the firm’s founders in Montréal, Québec, Canada
Montreal EVOQ Architecture
American Library Buildings: USA Libraries
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.
Sub-Centre Library Beijing, China building
Snøhetta unveils the world’s largest climatized reading space with their new Beijing City Library building: the design introduces a contemporary yet indelible place for learning, knowledge-sharing, and socializing to this Chinese city’s rich cultural and intellectual scene
Bibliothèque nationale de France Amiens: BnF
The Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) and OPPIC (Ministry of Culture for France) announce TVK and Carmody Groarke as international competition winners for a new conservation centre and national press conservatory in Amiens: library building news
Central Library Oodi in Helsinki building, Finland
Designed by ALA Architects, Oodi truly represents the new era of libraries. The building in the heart of Helsinki, only a couple of minutes’ walk from the central railway station, consists almost entirely of public space and offers a wide selection of services, mostly free of charge
University of Sussex Library Circular lift tower & walkway
Designs for a new circular brick lift tower and walkway by Keith Williams Architects at Basil Spence’s Grade II* listed University of Sussex Library, England, have been approved by Brighton & Hove City Council, paving the way for technical design to commence and construction to start later this year
Caspian Cultural Centre, Borough of Ealing, London
Planning consent has been granted for a new home for the Caspian Cultural Centre and the Library for Iranian studies in Acton, London, designed by GRID Architects. The Caspian Cultural Centre and the Library of Iranian Studies are a charity under the oversight of the UK Charity Commission
Manchester Metropolitan University Library building
Manchester Metropolitan University library building news: planning application for a new campus library design in the heart of this English city.
Capital Heyuan Pinggu Rental Housing Community Library
The winning schematic design for a community library by Shanghai-based y.ad studio has completed construction. The library is in building 12 of the rental housing complex on the west side of the collective land of Baigezhuang Village, Daxingzhuang Town, Pinggu District, Beijing