| Tweet |
|
|
 |
Library Buildings, Architecture, Architects, Photos, Interiors, Designs, News, Images, Projects
Library Buildings : Architecture
Major Architectural Developments from around the world
Library BuildingsWe've selected what we feel are the key examples of Library Buildings. We aim to include buildings that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both.We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across the world. The focus is on contemporary Library buildings but information on traditional buildings is also welcome. We have 3 pages of Library Architecture selections with links to hundreds of individual project pages. Library Buildings : architecture news + key projects (this page) Library Building Designs : A-K Library Architecture : L-Z Library Building - Latest Designs AddedArchitecture Designs - latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:Dalian Library Building, China Design: Preston Scott Cohen, Inc.  image from architect Dalian Library Building - 26 Apr 2013 Datong Library aims to resolve the tension between the two major roles of a central library: as a place of community promenade and gathering and as an archive of knowledge and quite place of study. The form of the building embodies this tension, centering on a reflected pair of exceptional spaces. At the heart of the spaces of public promenade is a garden courtyard, around which classrooms, a gallery, informal reading rooms, and an auditorium are arrayed. New Central Library in Berlin, Germany Design: Kubota & Bachmann Architects + Martinez  image : Jigen New Library Building Berlin - 8 Apr 2013 This is a building proposal for the Berlin Central Library. Strategically sited within the city adjacent to the new Tempelhoff Park. The new library building should be viewed as a point of departure and is directly associated to the city’s commitment to future urban development within this area. New Maranello Library, Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy Design: Andrea Maffei Architects  photo : Alessandra Chemollo Maranello Library Building - 4 Apr 2013 This library building replaces an ex industrial warehouse maintaining the perimeter walls. The typical idea of the classic library is changed in an organic transparent shape put inside the original perimeter of the industrial building. The space between the transparent curvilinear glass skin and the existing perimeter walls is occupied as a connection element by a water tank, that stretches to the north of the road. The two-floors library occupies a gross floor surface of 1175 sqm. Ballyroan Library Building, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Design: Box Architecture  photo : Paul Tierney Ballyroan Library Building - 19 Mar 2013 The original library builidng was built in the 1980’s and served the community well over the past decades. However the library became outdated, in need of upgrading and became too small to deal with the collection of resources available to the community for reference or borrowing. After much consideration the existing building was demolished and rebuilt, doubling the size of the original library. A complete rebuild was deemed quicker, less disruptive, economic and a better environmentally sustainable solution. University of Helsinki City Campus Library, Finland Anttinen Oiva arkkitehdit Oy - aoa  photo : Mika Huisman University of Helsinki City Campus Library - 13 Feb 2013 The new library building - the largest academic library in Finland - complements the urban block by adding a curved brick facade, integrated within the street line formed by the adjacent buildings. This imposing building in the centre of the city "provides a gateway to the new information age". Cultural Centre and Library in Karlshamn, Sweden Design: schmidt hammer lassen architects  picture from architects Cultural Centre and Library in Karlshamn - 25 Jan 2013 The New Cultural Centre and Library in Karlshamn, Sweden, is designed to gather the city’s cultural functions under one roof. schmidt hammer lassen architects has just won an international competition to design this 5,000 square metre cultural centre. Karlshamn will get a sculptural and flexible building containing a library, an exhibition area, a cinema, a tourist office and a café. Brentwood Library, Toronto, Canada Diamond Schmitt Architects  image from architects Brentwood Library - 7 Nov 2012 This building has re-opened following a two-year renovation and expansion designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects. The updated library adds 30 percent more public service, collection and staff space configured on a tight site in the suburb of Etobicoke. The form of the original (1955) two-storey east wing is maintained and connects with a three-storey addition by a double-height Reading Room that houses the library’s main book collection and seating areas. Natural lighting is abundant throughout the library and all occupied spaces have windows and outdoor views. Marne-la-Vallée University Library, Paris, France Design: Beckmann-N’Thépé Agency  photo © Olivier Amsellem Marne-la-Vallée University Library - 7 Nov 2012 The architects chose an audacious strategy for the design of this new building, which resembles a mound of earth ‘torn from its natural environment,’ in harmony with its surroundings. ‘Between naturalism and terror, ‘the Marne-la-Vallée Library puts us in touch with our dreams - active, joyous, sometimes disturbing, comforting, but always salutary’. Book Mountain - Spijkenisse Public Library, Rotterdam The Netherlands MVRDV  picture : Jeroen Musch Spijkenisse Public Library - 4 Oct 2012 Today Spijkenisse Book Mountain and the adjacent residential neighbourhood will be opened by Prinses Laurentien of the Netherlands. Manifesting itself clearly as a mountain of books on the town's market square, the architecture is both an advertisement and an invitation for reading. Clever stacking of the buildings commercial functions produces its pyramidal form, which in turn, is wrapped in the libraries 480 meters route along bookshelves. LiYuan Library, near Beijing, China Design: Li Xiadong／Atelier  photograph from architects Chinese Library Building - 20 Jul 2012 This architecture project is modest addition to the small village of Huairou on the outskirts of Beijing, just under a two hours drive from busy Beijing urban life. On the one hand it forms a modern programmatic complement to the village by adding a small library and reading space within a setting of quiet contemplation. On the other hand we wanted to use architecture to enhance the appreciation of the natural landscaping qualities. Médiathèque Romain Rolland, Paris, France Philippe Gazeau architecte  picture : Philippe Ruault Médiathèque Romain Rolland - 16 Jul 2012 The Romainville multimedia library building is located in the heart of a dormitory town that is being completely renovated. The town planners wanted to open up the district by fragmenting the housing blocks, creating a central plain to provide a large park and two facilities, including the multimedia library which is intended to act as an attractive magnet on a neighbourhood level. The architecture floats between two 'flying carpets'. The Hive, Worcester, England Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios  photo © Hufton & Crow Library Building Worcester - 11 Apr 2012 The UK’s first purpose-built joint-use library building. The Hive which will serve the University of Worcester and the county that incorporates the county archive, a local history centre, accommodation for the County Archaeologist’s team and a ‘one stop shop’ for the local authority: The building design is a pioneering response to the challenge of providing a wide range of public services in an age of austerity whilst promoting social and environmental sustainability. MedaTeca Building, nr. Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy Alterstudio Partners  photo from architects MedaTeca Building - 6 Apr 2012 "This is MedaTeca: a contemporary architecture whose design, materials, façades colours and the large full-length windows that give onto the road, convey the public vocation of the building. The spaces are bright and comfortable, with double-height rooms and views between a floor and the other, furnished with pieces of the best Italian and International design and others especially designed by the architects." Biblioteca Central UAEM, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico REC Arquitectura Y Construccion  image from architects Biblioteca Central UAEM - 12 Feb 2012 The building complex is conceived in sub elements, each element rationally positioned and connected to one another with three generating ideas: culture, cultivation and domesticity. Avondale Heights Library & Learning Centre, Melbourne, Australia H2o architects, Collingwood  photograph : Trevor Mein - Mein Photo Melbourne Library Building - added 26 Jan 2012 Following a decade of modest local development, the Victorian Government proposed a new community resource combining an existing former school gymnasium with a new library and learning centre. This presented the opportunity for a significant, easily found and adventurous building reflecting community cultural aspirations. Library Building - Recent Designs AddedTaltal Public Library, ChileMurúa-Valenzuela  photo © macarenaalvarez Biblioteca Pública Taltal - added 10 Jan 2012 The project to design the new public library building arose from a public competition process petitioned by the Municipality of Taltal in 2008. This building design received the first place selection. Tianjin Binhai Library, China KDG group, INC  image from architects Tianjin Library Building - 6 Dec 2011 Architecture competition - a proposal for redefining the appearance of the Tianjin Binhai Library, an existing four-story building situated on the bank of a river. The building is the center for this new development area, and the landmark for the waterfront walk. Library Architecture - Key ProjectsKey Architecture + Building Projects, alphabetical:
More buildings + architecture projects online soon |
Library Architecture - Links
Peckham Library, London : Stirling Prize winner 2000 - major architecture prize
Advocates Library Edinburgh
National Library of Scotland building
Comments / photos for the Contemporary Library Architecture page welcome:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Library Buildings - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt
|
|
|
World Architecture : e-architect - key buildings across the globe