Snøhetta designs library in Beijing to resemble a ginkgo-tree forest
Norwegian architecture studio Snøhetta has unveiled designs for a 16-metre-tall glass-enclosed library in Beijing formed from pillars that create a forest-like canopy. More
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Adjaye Associates completes rose-hued culture hub in Florida
British architecture firm Adjaye Associates has designed a collection of pigmented-concrete pavilions in Winter Park, Florida, to house a library and an events centre. More
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Mecanoo and OTJ Architects complete renovation of Mies van der Rohe's Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library
Architecture studios Mecanoo and OTJ Architects have added a rooftop garden and statement staircases to the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington DC as part of its renovation of the Mies van der Rohe-designed building. More
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Feelings Library provides Londoners with space to journal and improve mental health
Architecture practice Caukin Studio has created a pop-up library with a thatched roof and a "tropical" interior intended to give people a private place to journal and raise awareness around mental health. More
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Bruno Gaudin Architectes creates university library in France with colonnaded "wind tower"
French studio Bruno Gaudin Architectes has completed a library clad in thin, grey bricks at the entrance to Paris Nanterre University. More
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Ten home libraries that showcase their owners' book collections
For our latest Dezeen lookbook, we've selected ten compact home libraries that showcase smart, innovative ways to display book collections. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Atelier Xi transforms abandoned house into library with curved concrete walls
Chinese architecture studio Atelier Xi has completed a library in Henan province featuring a curving concrete volume that emerges from the ruins of a derelict house. More
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Minecraft library provides gamers with "a safe haven for press freedom"
Non-profit organisation Reporters Without Borders has built a virtual library in the video game Minecraft to give gamers access to censored books and articles. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Hastings Architecture converts 1960s Nashville library into its own headquarters
Tall, arched windows and marble cladding feature in a mid-century building in Tennessee that has become the new home of American firm Hastings Architecture. More
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Aluminium "wizard hat" tops New York library renovation by Mecanoo
A sculptural aluminium crown tops New York's Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, which has been renovated by Dutch practice Mecanoo and American firm Beyer Blinder Belle. More
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Cobe reveals design for Gothenburg University Library with facade curved like book pages
Danish architecture studio Cobe has won the competition for the new University of Gothenburg library, with a design that evokes the pages of a book being opened. More
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Toshiko Mori revamps Brooklyn's Central Library
Oak, bronze and terrazzo are among the materials found in an art deco-style library that has been revamped by New York-based architect Toshiko Mori. More
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RSAAW adds double-height library during Vancouver home renovation
Canadian studio RSAAW has renovated a mid-century house in Vancouver to include a double-height library, all-white interiors and a treehouse in the garden. More
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MAD completes amorphous concrete library in China
Chinese architecture studio MAD has completed the Cloudscape of Haikou, a sinuous library and waystation that is cast in seamless white concrete on the coast of the Chinese island of Hainan. More
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JKMM Architects extends 1980s library to create "public living room" for Kirkkonummi
Helsinki-based JKMM Architects has renovated and extended a library named Fyyri in the Finnish town of Kirkkonummi. More
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Dominique Coulon & Associés adds curved glass extension to library in a renovated French manor
Dominique Coulon & Associés has converted a manor house in the French town of Pélissanne into a library with a glass-fronted extension that looks onto a leafy public park. More
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Dezeen Weekly
Dezeen Weekly
A library in Norway designed by Kengo Kuma features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes a library in Norway designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates in collaboration with Mad Arkitekter. More
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Hawkins\Brown and Schmidt Hammer Lassen design university library as "new landmark for Bristol"
Architecture studios Hawkins\Brown and Schmidt Hammer Lassen have won planning approval for a blocky library building at the University of Bristol. More
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Kengo Kuma designs curved library dedicated to Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen
Kengo Kuma and Associates has collaborated with Mad Arkitekter on the design of a library that will curve around existing trees in a small urban park in Skien, Norway. More
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Mecanoo designs Macau Central Library with light-filtering facade informed by books
Mecanoo has unveiled its design for Macau's new central library, which will have a gridded, light-filtering facade that opens up like a book to a public square. More
