Four courtyards penetrate the rectilinear volume of this concrete library in Ibiza Spain by architects Ramon Esteve Estudio (+ slideshow). More »
Biblioteca Sant Josep by
Ramon Esteve Estudio
Tag: libraries
Biblioteca Sant Josep by
Herzog & de Meuron wins second competition
for National Library of Israel
Elena Garro Cultural Centre by
Fernanda Canales and Arquitectura 911sc
Mexican architects Fernanda Canales and Arquitectura 911sc have wrapped a concrete and glass frame around the front of an old house in Mexico City to convert the building into a library (+ slideshow). More »
James B. Hunt Jr. Library
by Snøhetta
Architecture firm Snøhetta has completed a library at North Carolina State University that features a robotic book retrieval system and a 3D printing workshop (+ slideshow). More »
Carlos Monsiváis Personal Library
by JSa
Mexican studio JSa has installed a walnut-lined wing to the José Vasconcelos Library in Mexico City to house the personal book collection of celebrated author Carlos Monsiváis (+ slideshow). More »
Elsa Morante Library
by DAP Studio
Italian architects DAP Studio added a perforated aluminium tower to this former chapel in the Italian town of Lonate Ceppino, converting the entire building into a public library. More »
The Underground Library by Keri Tan,
Max Pilwat and Ferdi Rodriguez
This virtual library shelf would let New York subway passengers read the first 10 pages of a book on their smartphones before directing them to the nearest library to pick up a hard copy (+ movie). More »
Design library opens
in Seoul
America's first bookless library
to open in Texas
Foster + Partners unveils plans
for New York Public Library
News: UK firm Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to overhaul New York Public Library's flagship branch on Fifth Avenue by inserting a contemporary lending library into unused reading rooms and stacks at the back of the building. More »
New Town Library in Maranello by
Arata Isozaki and Andrea Maffei
A glazed reading room appears to float over the still waters of a shallow pool at this town library in Maranello, Italy, by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and Italian architect Andrea Maffei (+ slideshow). More »
Folkwang Library
by Max Dudler
Huge photographic prints conjure the illusion of translucent marble over the glass walls of this music library at Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany (+ slideshow). More »
Marne-la-Vallée Central University Library
by Beckmann-N’Thépé Architectes
This university library in Paris by French practice Beckmann-N’Thépé Architectes has a knobbly concrete facade that looks like blocks of earth. More »
"If China doesn't go green it's the end of
the world" - Li Xiaodong on Liyuan Library
World Architecture Festival 2012: in this movie we filmed at the World Architecture Festival, Chinese architect Li Xiaodong tells Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs how "sustainability is a must" for new buildings in China, because if the country doesn't get it right it's "the end of the world". More »
Katowice Scientific Information Centre
and Academic Library by HS99
