Tag Libraries

16-05-2017

Gmp Concert hall Kulturpalast Dresden

The concert hall in the palace of culture in Dresden, home to the city’s philharmonic orchestra, reopened on April 28. The renovation project by von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) also encompasses the city’s central library and the Herkuleskeule Cabaret.

10-05-2017

Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center, AIA ALA 2017

The Rosa F.

28-04-2017

National Library of Latvia, 2017 AIA/ALA Award

The National Library of Latvia in Riga by Gunnar Birkerts Architects is one of the eight recipients chosen by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association (ALA) for the 2017 AIA/ALA Library Building Award.

11-04-2017

2017 AIA/ALA Library Buildings Award, Varina Area Library

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association (ALA) have selected the eight winners of the 2017 AIA/ALA Library Building Award.

09-02-2017

Bruno Gaudin and Virginie Brégal Architectes Renovation of Richelieu Site in Paris

The renovation work on the Quadrilatère Richelieu, home to the Bibliotèque Nationale de France, is due to be completed in 2020, creating a precious treasure chest containing a pole of excellence for history and the arts in central Paris. The French authorities inaugurated the halls constituting the first part of the renovation project in January.

30-01-2017

OMA’s Alexis de Tocqueville library in Caen la mer

Alexis de Tocqueville Library, designed by OMA and opened on January 13, 2017, is an architectural response to the need of the community of Caen la mer in France for a new kind of public library appropriate for the 21st century, rather than just a larger facility for the city.

24-01-2017

Feltrinelli Milan: Herzog & De Meuron new headquarter of Fondazione Giangiacomo

The new headquarters of Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, a long glass building on Viale Pasubio in Milan, opened on December 13 2016. Herzog & De Meuron’s project, though privately commissioned, is a simple yet surprising project of great value to the city.