Archinect

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The latest edition of the Tiny Library Architecture Competition has published its winning entries, awarding the top positions to designs from Canada, India, and the UK.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Beijing City Library Architect: SnøhettaLocation: ​​Beijing, ChinaType: LibraryYear: 2024Photographs: Yumeng Zhu Snøhetta unveils the world’s largest climatized reading space with their new Beijing City Library Snøhetta’s Beijing City Library has opened doors for visitors as the world’s largest climatized reading space.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The library, centered on the campus’ main. Completed in 2023 in Hebi, China. Images by UK Studio. Shanghai Conservatory of Music Experimental School Hebi Branch is a newly-built nine-year public school.

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Archinect

AUGUST 24, 2023

Snøhetta ’s Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (CML) project officially broke ground on August 15th in North Carolina with a demolition celebration of the existing Main Library building. Designed in collaboration with Clark Nexsen , the new library aims to become a major destination and centerpiece in Uptown Charlotte.

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Archinect

JANUARY 10, 2023

MVRDV has won a competition for the design of the Wuhan Library in China. million-square-foot scheme is defined by three large openings in its flowing facade and will become one of the largest libraries in China upon its completion.

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ArchDaily

APRIL 25, 2024

Completed in 2022 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Images by Tadej Bolta, Ana Skobe. Sometimes very ordinary client requests lead to surprising twists and turns and final solutions. Due to the growing number of children and limited.

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Archinect

APRIL 25, 2023

The five best examples of library projects from across the country have been honored as part of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and American Library Association (ALA) 2023 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards. Minneapolis-based MSR Design was notable as the only practice to place two projects on this year's list.

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APRIL 30, 2023

The Eugene Public Library Foundation’s premier annual fundraising event, Booked for the Evening , took place yesterday evening at the downtown Eugene Public Library. The Foundation chose the downtown Library itself as the venue for Booked 2023. It’s hard to believe the “new” Eugene Public Library is already two decades old.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Japan-based Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP has offered a look inside their recently completed Library of the Earth. Situated in the Japanese city of Kisarazu, and completed in November 2022, the library is described by the firm as “the library for the farmers, plowing the fields on sunny days and reading books on rainy days.”

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Courtesy of Diamond Schmitt The Ottowa Public Library a nd Archives Joint Facility is taking shape as a prominent landmark in the heart of the Canadian capital. Designed by Diamond Schmitt, in collaboration with KWC Architects, the institution is envisioned as an inspiring hub for gathering, learning, and discovery.

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Archinect

MARCH 31, 2023

Heatherwick Studio has released details of their first commissioned public library project in the town of Columbia, Maryland. The studio says its design is meant to “reflect the changed role of the library and serve a community with a rich heritage of fostering diversity and promoting wellbeing.”

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Archinect

APRIL 13, 2024

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ArchDaily

JULY 13, 2023

Long-Cyuan Elementary School is a hundred-year-old school known for calligraphy, which inspires the library’s interior design. The library space. Completed in 2022 in Taiwan. Images by Hung Yi Min.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Mudu Library, Shanghai by Atelier Diameter. Mudu Library is an industrialized model building located in an open space which will be developed into an urban public green space in future. Although this library is not considered as a permanent building, the adaptability to the surrounding is still taken into account in the design process.

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ArchDaily

AUGUST 6, 2023

Founded 20 years ago, this library is situated on the 5th floor of a government building, with neighboring markets and a nursery downstairs in New. Completed in 2023 in Taiwan. Images by YHLAA.

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Archinect

APRIL 26, 2023

’s Folger Shakespeare Library has set an opening date following a three-year $80 million renovation led by KieranTimberlake. Washington, D.C.’s November 17th will mark the public reopening of the collecting institution, which was founded in 1932 by Standard Oil executive Henry Clay Folger.

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Bustler

MAY 13, 2024

A Grafton Architects -designed proposal for the new Library at Christ’s College, Cambridge University , has been selected over four other proposals in an international competition and is now advancing toward a 2026 construction start date. Read the full post on Bustler

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ArchDaily

MARCH 5, 2024

Completed in 2024 in Tanzania. Images by Nassor Othman. The inspirations and key concepts for the development of the project stemmed from Parallel Studio's commitment to giving back to both local and.

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designboom

APRIL 21, 2024

rubens cortés arquitectos extends an historic tobacco drying shed with a contemporary timber reading room for an andalusian library. The post rubens cortés arquitectos renovates andalusian tobacco shed with luminous library appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JULY 3, 2023

The library did not define its purpose by allowing it to be used in various ways, breaking away from the stereotype that it is a space for only reading books. Therefore, residents will visit the library more often. Therefore, residents will visit the library more often. This library has a different shape from the existing one.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Snøhetta has recently unveiled designs for a new 12,000-square-foot library project in the Bronx ’s Westchester Square it says will expand on the diverse neighborhood’s lineage as a “place where knowledge is acquired and shared for generations to come.”

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Archinect

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The existing library consists of a large information desk and a bookshelf. The information desk in the middle of the library was moved to the wall near the entrance so that loans and returns can be made conveniently. It was a more concentrated space for storing books than for users to stay.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Montreal’s Maisonneuve Library has reopened to the public following a major restoration and expansion of the historic building. Dating from 1912, and once serving as a city hall, the building’s transformation was led by Montreal-based EVOQ Architecture and Dan Hanganu Architects, now part of EVOQ, following a 2017 competition win.

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Archinect

MAY 19, 2023

New York City is suing the architects behind the Hunters Point Library for tens of millions of dollars over portions of the structure not being accessible to people with handicaps, in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. [.] The city’s lawsuit was filed May 17 in state Supreme Court in Manhattan.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Large wooden beams frame the interiors of L'échappée, a multimedia library in France designed by local practice Atelier WOA as an alternative to "institutional and cold" public buildings. The library takes the form of a singular large space subdivided by curtains, bookshelves and screens to allow for flexibility.

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Archinect

JANUARY 5, 2022

million Winter Park Library & Events Center in Winter Park, Florida is now complete. The library debuted to the public on December 13th during a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony. Adjaye Associates ’ $41.7 They’re each composed of rose-pigmented concrete.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

International studio Snøhetta has completed Beijing City Library in China , a glass-lined building filled with towering tree-like columns and rooms disguised as hills. It is intended to evoke the nearby Tonghui river and serves as the library's main circulation space, linking its north and south entrances.

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Deezen

MAY 11, 2024

Aptly named Twisted Brick Shell Library, the pavilion is located on an area of farmland separated from the nearby city of Quzhou by the Quijiang River. While providing a space to relax and read, Twisted Brick Shell Library is also intended to reflect its position between urban and rural settings.

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Archinect

JUNE 4, 2023

The Children’s Library Discovery Center (CLDC) is a 2-story addition to the Queens Central Library housing the children’s collection and creating space for interactive science exhibits that offer visitors an engaging, hands-on learning experience.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 3, 2024

Completed in 2022 in China. Images by In-Place Studio. The surrounding area exhibits diverse scenery, with only the hill behind the school and the flowing water of the drainage canal providing some.

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Archinect

MAY 15, 2023

Established in 1988, and based in Culver City , the planning and design firm has amassed a portfolio anchored by schools, libraries, community centers, and other cultural and civic typologies. ” Over on Archinect Jobs , the firm is currently hiring a Design Associate to join its Culver City office. Manhattan Beach L.

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 24, 2024

© Qingyan Zhu architects: HCCH Studio Location: Longyou County, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Qingyan Zhu Photographs: Fangfang Tian Read more »

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Archinect

AUGUST 26, 2023

A new small library project on the northwest coast of Washington has garnered publicity thanks to its record-setting use of sustainable materials and the inspiring collaboration between Indigenous communities and non-Native architects who were indispensable in shaping its design.

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Archinect

JUNE 23, 2023

The area is currently served by two libraries, each smaller than 2,000 SF, resulting in inadequate access to resources and services. The new Winthrop Library will remedy these issues while responding to a unique site, complementing the rugged natural environment and prevailing architectural vernacular of Winthrop.

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designboom

MARCH 6, 2024

mariam's library, a parallel studio initiative, illustrates the potential of architecture to contribute positively to community development and education. The post perforated mud brick exterior shields mariam’s library by parallel studio in tanzania appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

APRIL 27, 2023

The Marlboro Music Library is a collaborative haven for classical musicians in the woodlands of Vermont.

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designboom

MARCH 5, 2024

jabbra library is a new landmark for jbeil (byblos), lebanon, where the first phonetic alphabet was codified by the phoenicians. The post ancient alphabets are carved into the facade of jabbra library in jbeil, lebanon appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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