LUO Studio builds Shared Lady Beetle micro library from abandoned bicycle
Chinese architecture firm LUO Studio has made a beetle-shaped micro library for children, from the abandoned frame of a bike-sharing scheme bicycle.
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Eight striking libraries that are bound to impress
Bibliophiles can take pleasure in looking through Dezeen's pick of the best libraries, including one in the Netherlands that occupies an old locomotive shed, and another in China that resembles an eye. More
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Colliding gabled structures form Hannae Forest of Wisdom community centre
Unsangdong Architects has designed the Hannae Forest of Wisdom community centre in Seoul with a row of intersecting gabled forms enclosed by glass end walls. More
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Foster + Partners designs tech-filled library for Sharjah
The House of Wisdom, a library and cultural centre designed by Foster + Partners for Sharjah, will feature a cantilevered roof and a book-printing machine. More
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"Sculptural gateway" reconnects Australian town to its river
CHROFI and McGregor Coxall have completed a gateway building to frame a new public space and reconnect the town of Maitland, Australia, with the adjacent riverbank. More
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Civic Architects creates public library in vast locomotive shed
The vast LocHal library and events space, designed by Amsterdam-based studio Civic Architects, occupies a former glass and steel locomotive shed in Tilburg, the Netherlands. More
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SOM transforms ageing brick buildings into Chicago's West Loop Branch library
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has converted buildings in a former industrial district into a public library in Chicago, where original brick walls and bow trusses are on full display. More
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Climbing-frame library in Vietnam has a thriving aquaponics system
VAC Library by Farming Architects is a large wooden climbing frame that uses solar-powered aquaponics to keep vegetables, koi carp and chickens in Hanoi, Vietnam. More
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Atelier Masomi and Studio Chahar transform derelict Niger mosque into library
Atelier Masomi and Studio Chahar have converted a former mosque into a library and community centre that sits opposite a new mosque it designed for the rural village of Dandaji, Niger. More
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Helsinki Central Library Oodi topped with translucent "book heaven"
The Helsinki Central Library Oodi, designed by ALA Architects, is topped with large open-plan reading room under an undulating roof punctured by circular skylights. More
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We Made That adds bright red metal extension to East Street Library in London
A red corrugated aluminium extension, named East Street Exchange, has been added to a 1960s library in southeast London, to give it "a new lease of life". More
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MKCA designs Children's Library for transitional shelter in New York
American studio MKCA has created a small, colourful library for the Concourse House, a shelter for women and kids who are transitioning out of homelessness. More
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Prefabricated modular library by Dot Architects built in just seven days
Dot Architects has completed a school library in rural China constructed in a week by amateur builders using the WikiHouse open-source architecture platform. More
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"Calgary's New Central Library is an example of the best practices in modern monument making"
Why can't all public libraries be as warm and welcoming as Snøhetta and Dialog's New Central Library for Calgary, asks Aaron Betsky in this Opinion column. More
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COBE's wedge-shaped library references its modernist surroundings
Danish architecture firm COBE has completed the wedge-shaped Tingbjerg Library and Culture House for a school in Copenhagen that narrows to a width of just 1.5 metres at either end. More
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Snøhetta and Dialog's New Central Library for Calgary features vast wood-lined atrium
Architecture firms Snøhetta and Dialog have completed a new hub for Calgary's public library system, with a crystalline exterior and an atrium clad in timber slats. More
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Schmidt Hammer Lassen wraps earthquake-resistant Christchurch library in golden screen
Christchurch Central Library has been designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen as a "symbol of hope, unity, and rebirth" for the city in New Zealand, which was ravaged by an earthquake in 2011. More
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Gonzalez Moix designs Biblioteca Sur community library in Lima
A library by Gonzalez Moix Arquitectura is the latest addition to a cultural complex in the residential district of La Molina, Peru, which also includes a plaza, school, and public park. More
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Sameep Padora creates undulating brick roof to cover school library in India
Sameep Padora & Associates looked at the forms of vaulted brick ceilings found in Catalonia to develop the complex curved roof of this extension to a children's library in the Indian town of Kopargaon. More
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We've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to libraries, including a MVRDV library designed to look like a huge 3D eyeball and a Shenzhen library in a park that features treetop walkways. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
