Tag Libraries

17-04-2020

Helen & Hard architects’ glue-laminated timber library in Vennesla

A library with a futuristic look in Vennesla, Norway, made entirely out of glue-laminated timber.

06-04-2020

Hubei Foreign Language Bookstore by Wutopia Lab

The Chinese architecture studio Wutopia Lab has given the famous Hubei Foreign Language Bookstore in Wuhan, Hubei a complete makeover. Their project gravitates around an internal cone of light and stands as a symbol for the Hubei Changjiang Publishing & Media Group and for the city itself.

17-03-2020

Serero Architectes Urbanistes designs new Media Library, an urban and landscape showcase in Bayeux

Architecture firm Serero Architectes Urbanistes designed the new Media Library in Bayeux (France), a building located in an open plot connecting the town’s future development zones and its historic centre. The project integrates perfectly into the historical context of Bayeux, while also offering a splendid panoramic view on the famous cathedral, a masterpiece of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.

21-02-2020

Kengo Kuma The Exchange: a new centre for Sydney

Kengo Kuma & Associates have designed a new multipurpose civic centre in Sydney’s vibrant and active Darling Harbour district, including a library, childcare facilities and retail space with a fresh food market. The seven-floor building breaks with the high-rises around it to become an attractive new urban landmark.

11-02-2020

8 projects receive the AIA’s 2020 Architecture Awards

The American Institute of Architects has announced the eight projects that have won the 2020 Architecture Awards. Eight contemporary architecture projects, chosen independently of the size, style and type of building to represent the best architects can create for improving life for everyone.

14-08-2019

Tabanlioglu Architects Beyazit State Library Istanbul

Tabanlıoğlu Architects completes the restoration of one of the largest and oldest libraries in Istanbul, the Beyazit State Library. Founded in 1884, inside a 16th century building, the library houses more than 25,000 books and rare manuscripts. The project is one of the finalists in the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

06-06-2019

Albion Public Library in Toronto by Perkins+Will Canada

The Albion Public Library in Toronto, designed by Perkins+Will Canada, is one of the six libraries that won a 2019 AIA/ALA Library Building Award.

02-01-2019

Snøhetta+DIALOG: new central library in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Assiduously used by half the population of the city of Calgary, in Canada, the central library now has new premises designed by Snøhetta+DIALOG. The ambitious mission of Calgary Central Library is to stitch back together the city’s Downtown and East Village.