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The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
Henning Larsen has unveiled its design for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota, US. The proposal takes its cues from the rich landscapes of the north Dakotan badlands,…
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Japan Women’s University
Photographer Vincent Hecht has documented a library in Tokyo designed by architect Kazuyo Sejima. The project was completed for Japan Women’s University, an institution that Sejima herself attended. The multi-storey…
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The new Billie Jean King Library
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has completed the new Billie Jean King Main Library situated at the heart of downtown Long Beach, in California. The state-of-the-art, structural timber building features…
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Celebrating Springdale Public Library
A hill-like green roof with a skylight helps to blend this public library by Toronto architecture firm RDHA into its grassy surrounds. Springdale Public Library and the surrounding Komagata Maru…
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“Library above the clouds”
Yusuhara is a small town in Kochi Prefecture with a population of a few thousand people. This in and of itself is not terribly noteworthy, as there are thousands of…
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LA BIB Library – a cultural hub
French architectural agency D’Houndt+Bajart unveils their latest work – the transformation of Dunkirk‘s former fine arts museum into a media library called ‘LA BIB’. Commissioned by the city, the ambitious…
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New York’s Cornell University Library
Following an 18-month renovation of the historic Rand Hall at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, the ‘Mui Ho Fine Arts Library’ opened in August 2019. The redesigned space was…
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How Helsinki Built ‘Book Heaven’
Finland’s most ambitious library has a lofty mission, says Helsinki’s Tommi Laitio: It’s a kind of monument to the Nordic model of civic engagement. You might say, “Yes, of course…
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Interesting Scandinavian libraries
As part of our Interesting Libraries Series, we are sharing some of the brilliant libraries that we have visited on our travels. Today we are focusing on our top picks…
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Colourful Chicago housing with library
A spectrum of vivid hues were incorporated throughout a mixed-use building in Chicago by John Ronan Architects that contains a public library at ground level and low-cost senior housing up…
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