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“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?
Designed by architects DesignInc, Tiwu Kumangka is located in Blackwood, Adelaide, South Australia. The two-storey library is linking building form, landscape and reserve
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 is a welcoming addition to the town, designed by fjcstudio in New South Wales, Australia, using sustainably sourced timber
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
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 design by Powerhouse Company: significant milestone in transformation of well-loved Netherlands city landmark
Beijing City Library building design, China, by Norwegian Architects Snøhetta, makes shortlist for 2024 Dezeen Architecture Awards, alongside buildings by Stanton Williams and Grimshaw
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”.
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 – 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.
ACDF Architecture present the newly inaugurated T-A-St-Germain Library, in Quebec. Versatile and dynamic, the new library encourages spontaneous encounters
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
