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Ningbo Library Architecture Competition, China, by Danish architects schmidt hammer lassen architects. shl win 1st place in the competition to design a 30,000 sqm central library in Ningbo. Located in the heart of Ningbo New East Town the new library sits on the edge of a new ecological wetland area which will form a new cultural hub of the city.
On disability issues relevant to architects. ‘Renzo Piano Owns New York’. When Renzo Piano’s fourth architectural project in New York City is completed, he will have surrounded the Island of Manhattan dominating neighborhoods on the North, South, West and East sides. The project on the north is Columbia University’s Manhattanville expansion. For an alumnus of Columbia College Class of 1969, the Piano project is literally a mind blower.
Book Mountain: Biography of a Building
A captivating tale of creating a building with a mission
This publication is the second part in a new experimental series of books by MVRDV describing in a sizeable text the complex process of realising a building. Written in an accessible style by independent author Nicoline Baartman, the story follows the building, its context and the various protagonists: from the nimbi’s to the new-town whisperer, the good moments and the many difficulties.
Photo of Renzo Piano and Joseph Mizzi, President of the Sciame Construction, added. “The future of architecture is rapidly requiring you to redesign the world to meet the requirements of the largest generation in world history.”
Seinäjoki Library Building, Finnish Architecture, Architect, Photos, Design Seinäjoki Library : Building Library Development in Finland – design by JKMM Architects 7 Nov 2013 + 4 Sep 2013 Seinäjoki Library Design: JKMM Architects Seinäjoki Library Building photograph © Mika Huisman Seinäjoen kirjasto The key point of reference for the new library design was its location … Read more
The search for an architectural team is over, and the design of Calgary’s much-anticipated New Central Library is set to begin.
The project is part of the City of Books a project by the Mexican Secretary of Culture to acquire the personal book collections of the most relevant Mexican writers and intellectuals of the 20th Century and commissioning architects the design of each personal library to be housed within La Ciudadela.
The National Library of Sejong City is the first branch facility of the National Library of Korea and is planned to be built in the Multifunctional Administrative City of Korea, also known as Sejong City.
Snøhetta releases the design of the Far Rockaway Branch Library in Far Rockaway, Queens. The new building will replace the existing library building, while also doubling the area of library spaces. The project, currently in design development in New York City.
The BOLLES+WILSON 2003 competition win for the New Luxemburg National Library is, after a five year hibernation, currently underway in the detailed design phase and will break ground in 2014.
Bayuquan Library, Yingkou Plaza Development, Liaoning Building, Chinese Architecture Bayuquan Library, China Yingkou Plaza Building, Liaoning Province – design by SH-DSD 9 Aug 2013 Bayuquan Library Design: SH-DSD Location: Bayuquan, Yingkou, Liaoning Province, China Bayuquan Library image from architect Bayuquan library is another project designed by DSD in Bayuquan near Bayuquan Theatre. The idea of … Read more
The Municipal Library Setúbal was designed by the architects Jordana Tomé, Filipe Oliveira and Vitor Quaresma.
I love Piano’s description of the J.P. Morgan Library as “this funny place in the middle of Manhattan.” Before my first April, 2013 visit to the Morgan, I was last at the Library in 1971.
The 70mx70m footprint of the proposal creates three broad faces of the library to public access, with the east face dedicated to services. This floor-plate emphasizes strong connection and interaction on the ground floor of the library for visitors coming from the north park.