Tag Libraries

02-10-2020

A steel and glass addition to RDHA’s bookless library

A bookless library created out of the merger of a nineteenth-century building with a contemporary construction.

04-09-2020

Springdale Library by RDHA incorporates photosensitive components in the glass facade

Library incorporates photosensitive technical components in its glass facade

31-08-2020

Henning Larsen Architects unveils its design for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation shortlisted three architects practices, Henning Larsen, Snøhetta and Studio Gang, for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library project in Medora. Henning Larsen Architects recently presented its design inspired by the landscape of the Badlands region in North Dakota. The rugged landscape, with its buttes, had deep significance for former American President, Theodore Roosevelt. The winning design will be announced at the end of September 2020.

24-08-2020

MAD Architects Wormhole Library, a dreamscape in Haikou

A new library, designed by MAD architectural practice led by Chinese architect Ma Yansong, is due to be built in 2021 overlooking the South China Sea, on the coastline at Haikou in Hainan province, China. The recently released design features a pavilion with smooth curves reminiscent of a "wormhole", a tunnel that transcends time and space.

21-08-2020

House renovated and transformed into a concrete and steel bookshop by TAO Architects

An ancient home built of stone in a Chinese mountain village has been renovated for transformation into a bookshop.

17-07-2020

LocHal a library with “personal heating” by CIVIC

A big locomotive factory in Tilburg, in the Netherlands, has become a versatile library with an unusual feature: “personal heating”.

12-06-2020

SHAU: Warak Kayu Microlibrary in Semarang, Indonesia

One of the “100 microlibraries” designed by the SHAU architecture firm for Indonesia’s urban communities - the “Warak Kayu” microlibrary, prefabricated from local wood and FSC certified - is opening in Semarang. SHAU’s interesting approach to urban planning offers these communities a cultural landmark.

04-06-2020

The multi-award-winning Half Moon Bay library by Noll & Tam Architects

The new library in Half Moon Bay, California, designed by Noll & Tam Architects is a highly sustainable project with LEED Platinum certification. It has received many recognitions, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and American Library Association (ALA) 2019 AIA/ALA Library Building Award, and the AIA San Francisco Sustainable Community Infrastructure Award.