The selection of these 10 libraries focuses on the architectural, aesthetic, historical and heritage differences between them. The different projects have their own style, which adapts to the circumstances found at the time of carrying out each one…
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10 Open libraries. Spaces for books that become places
Wutopia Lab projects Tianya Books in Sanya, China, it is a 478 sqm pure but complex bookstore, which illustrates the aesthetics of the studio…
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Tianya Books Bookstore by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images
Haifa University proposed a competition for the expansion and renovation of the main library by O. Niemeyer (1962-8). The Israeli architecture studio, based in Tel Aviv,…
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Younes and soraya nazarian library by A. Lerman architects. Photograph by Amit Geron
The architecture studio Xaveer De Geyter Architects, with offices in Paris and Brussels, has been in charge of designing the new building in the downtown…
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Headquarters of the Province of Antwerp by Xaveer De Geyter Architects. Photograph by Maxime Delvaux
The architecture studio M. i A. Domicz designed the Municipal and Community Public Library in the historic city of Głuchołazy, located in southwestern Poland. The project…
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Public Library in Głuchołazy by M. i A. Domicz. Photography by Stan Zajaczkowski
The Danish architecture studio Cobe, founded and directed by Dan Stubbergaard, has been proclaimed the winner of the prestigious…
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Exterior view rendering. Gothenburg University Library by Cobe. Image courtesy of Cobe
The new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library celebrated its opening on June 1st, 2021. Designed by Francine Houben of…
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library by Mecanoo and Beyer Blinder Belle. Photograph by John Bartelstone
The function of a library is summarized in offering and storing information through books, documents, and manuscripts that preserve and maintain a cultural record of the past and present, open to the public as places of meeting, communication, and…
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10 classic libraries you should know