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Capobianco House Library, luxury contemporary residence in SP, Brasil, design by Kruchin Arquitetura: like a line drawn in the air, the entire volume of the concrete housed in the concrete floats in the garden.
Surrounded by City Park and located close to downtown Santa Clara and a number of schools, the Mission Branch Library opened in 1954. The updated building was designed by Noll & Tam Architects
Nottingham Central Library Building News, design by FaulknerBrowns Architects: internal fit-out – the Council wants to feature the best children’s library in the country.
Designed by SHAU Architects Taman Bima Microlibrary is a pilot project for a series of low-cost, eco-conscious reading facilities in urban and rural villages, the Microlibrary aims to help combat Indonesia’s low literacy rates.
Through a major extension and refurbishment of the Templeman Library in Canterbury, architects Penoyre & Prasad have created a vibrant, contemporary building at the heart of the University of Kent’s campus.
Redesigned by Lemay Bishop’s University Library had three levels: the basement, ground floor and second floor. All were in dire need of a refresh.
Designed by Chevalier Morales Architectes House of Literature is located in the historic neighbourhood of Old Québec, a site part of UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Mecanoo architecten is responsible for The LocHal interior, everyone is welcome in the new living room of Tilburg, a world-class space for both young and old to read, learn and study, meet and gather.
Green Square Library and Plaza in Sydney: visionary civic project by architects Stewart Hollenstein (in association with Stewart Architecture) now open in the new city district.
Library Master Plan for University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), design by Johnson Favaro. Culver City–based architecture firm: redesign & expansion of 7of 10 libraries within the UCLA library system.
The Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada have recommended Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects design their joint facility for a new central library and archive.
Tingbjerg Library and Culture House in Copenhagen building design by COBE, Architects, reinterpreting Danish modernism, a new social and cultural destination – urban transformation.
Lister Drive Library, Liverpool building esign by OMI Architects: work to transform Grade II listed Andrew Carnegie Library in Tuebrook into a new community hub to start early 2019.
Tianjin Binhai Public Library has been completed. MVRDV in collaboration with local architects TUPDI has completed the Tianjin Binhai Library, a 33,700 sqm cultural centre featuring a luminous spherical auditorium around which floor-to-ceiling bookcases cascade.
Biscoe Wilson Architects were commissioned to design Bulimba State School’s new Library Building and 10 new General Learning Areas (GLAs), a new Library/ Resource Centre, and a rooftop terrace, and links into the existing spine path.
Designed by BSPN Architecture The Centenary Library at Churchie is the most significant project undertaken in the school’s 105-year history. The library activates the heritage-listed portion of the site by creating a space for the future.
David Rumsey Map Center at Stanford University design by Noll & Tam Architects: the design weaves together the stunning visual impact of the maps into the experience of the built environment. Visitors ascend three flights of stairs from the library rotunda, wrapped floor-to-ceiling in maps.