Libraries
With a close look at the latest international new buildings dedicated to the arts, Floornature offers an in-depth exploration of the best solutions for pavilions, theatres, libraries and arts centres over recent years. A detailed visual exploration for enthusiasts and experts of the sector, for a better understanding of the whole and of the details hidden behind great projects that have made their mark on architecture and contemporary design.
Curated by Mara Corradi
RECENT PROJECTS

24-10-2005
Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec.
Patkau Architects and Croft-Pelletier. Montreal. 2005
Extremely simple on the outside but surprisingly elegant inside, the new Bibliothèque Nationale du...

19-10-2005
Arata Isozaki. Qatar National Library. Doha. 2005
When completed, it will be a unique landmark on the Corniche, the Doha waterfront, site of the...

30-09-2005
Seattle Public Library
Rem Koolhaas/OMA
In his Seattle Public Library project, Rem Koolhas once more skifully demonstrates how architecture...

12-05-2005
Milan, Garibaldi-Repubblica project.
Cesar Pelli. 2004
The Garibaldi-Repubblica project will redraw 35 hectares of urban territory, dividing it into three...

09-05-2005
European Library of Information and Culture. Milan. Peter Wilson. 2001
A big library with freely accessible shelves and close interaction between printed texts and...

09-03-2005
Murray O Laoire Architects, GMIT (Mayo Institute of Technology). Galway, 2003
Mayo Institute of Technology recently renewed its campus in the Irish city of Galway, on the...