Libraries
Colliding gabled structures form Hannae Forest of Wisdom community centre
Foster + Partners designs tech-filled library for Sharjah
SOM transforms ageing brick buildings into Chicago’s West Loop Branch library
Climbing-frame library in Vietnam has a thriving aquaponics system
We Made That adds bright red metal extension to East Street Library in London
MKCA designs Children’s Library for transitional shelter in New York
COBE’s wedge-shaped library references its modernist surroundings
Snøhetta and Dialog’s New Central Library for Calgary features vast wood-lined atrium
Sameep Padora creates undulating brick roof to cover school library in India
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Xiangmi Science Library connected to park by glazed walkway through treetops
Kaan Architecten’s Utopia combines music school and library
“Sculptural gateway” reconnects Australian town to its river
Civic Architects creates public library in vast locomotive shed
Atelier Masomi and Studio Chahar transform derelict Niger mosque into library
Helsinki Central Library Oodi topped with translucent “book heaven”
Prefabricated modular library by Dot Architects built in just seven days
“Calgary’s New Central Library is an example of the best practices in modern monument making”
Schmidt Hammer Lassen wraps earthquake-resistant Christchurch library in golden screen
Gonzalez Moix designs Biblioteca Sur community library in Lima
Tonkin Liu transforms agricultural shed into “container for books and art”
New York Public Library launches Insta Novels to make literature “more accessible”
OMA’s Qatar National Library opens in Doha
