Tag Libraries

29-07-2015

Anttinen Oiva and Helsinki University Main Library (Kaisa house)

Anttinen Oiva Architects of Finland has completed Helsinki University Main Library (Kaisa House), the biggest university library in Finland. Anttinen Oiva completes the city block extending along Kaisaniemenkatu with a brick building that relates to and updates the existing constructions.

18-06-2015

Zaha Hadid Investcorp Building, Middle East Centre of St Antony’s College, Oxford University

Work was recently completed on the Investcorp Building, home to the Middle East Centre of St Antony’s College at Oxford University, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.

03-06-2015

ZAO/standardarchitecture: Micro-Yuan’er in a hutong in Beijing

An art centre and a library designed by ZAO/standardarchitecture in a converted hutong in Beijing. Micro-Yuan’er is the name of the project ZAO/standardarchitecture implemented in the Cha'er Hutong, without betraying its historic architecture.

26-05-2015

The Masone Labyrinth in Fontanellato, Parma, the world’s largest labyrinth

Publisher Franco Maria Ricci expresses his passion for labyrinths and gardens in a huge complex extending over 8 hectares of land in Fontanellato, just outside Parma, opening to the public on May 29.

06-05-2015

El Equipo Mazzanti Giancarlo Mazzanti e Carlos Medellín, interview

El Equipo Mazzanti (Giancarlo Mazzanti and Carlos Medellín) talk about architecture as a tool for social change. El Equipo Mazzanti sees architecture in Colombia as a scenario for promoting inclusion in society.

05-05-2015

Michelin et Associés BNU Strasbourg’s National University Library

French studio Michelin et Associés restored the BNU Strasbourg’s National University Library. Michelin et Associés adapted the monumental late nineteenth-century building housing Strasbourg’s National University Library to today's practical requirements.

24-04-2015

Bookshops and libraries on Floornature - the best of the week

From big libraries to little designer bookshops: here are some of the most fascinating places for book lovers that have been featured on the pages of Floornature.

10-04-2015

Wilkinson Eyre Architects opens Weston Library at Oxford University

Weston Library at Oxford University reopened to the public on March 21st after a renovation project by Wilkinson Eyre Architects which improved the building’s relationship with its surroundings.