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Image 15 of 109 from gallery of A Cinema Complex in Iran and an Immersive Library in India: 9 Competition-Winning Projects Submitted to ArchDaily. A Place for a Forgotten Word by Dhruv Shah + Sneha Dhanuka. Image © Dhruv Shah

With thoughtful landscape design and active public spaces, the Dublin Branch library brings an urban center of gravity to a rapidly densifying suburb of Columbus, Ohio. The third project designed by NBBJ with the Columbus Metropolitan Library, the new Dublin library doubles the square footage of the previous building and ...

21,000 sq ft design incorporates sustainable design and respects natural surroundings in new South Shore library

Brooklin Community Centre and Library | Perkins + Will | ground floor plan

Signage and wayfinding system designed for the Bibliothèque nationale du Luxembourg (BnL)

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Internally, light plays an important role in creating open, honest spaces. The facade’s external screens create opportunities for light to engage with the library’s interior. #library #librarydesign #architecture #archdaily #architectureporn #libraryinterior #schoollibrary #architecturegoals #interiordesign #australianarchitecture #architecturelovers

On June 18th, Oslo’s new public library, Deichman Bjørvika, opened its doors to the public. Located on Oslo’s waterfront, and spanning six floors and 140,000 square feet, “Norway’…

Image 18 of 30 from gallery of Norwell Public Library / Oudens Ello Architecture. Photograph by Chuck Choi Architectural Photography

What, after all, are libraries really about? Are libraries mostly about books and study? Or are libraries mostly about community, and the making of things and ideas? This core question is batted around like a beach ball in a crowd during endless discussions about library funding, staffing, programming, collections - you've been there and have likely pondered the question yourself. It came up early in a May 22 webinar Transforming Library Space for Community Engagement and (spoiler alert), it…

While I was researching some of our reader-nominations for Book Riot's 2013 charitable partner, I stumbled across The Library Initiative of The Robin Hood

This library and community center is located in the city of Nasushiobara, about 150 km north of Tokyo. The commission was awarded in a 2016 competition. Forests, an important part of the city’s identity, inspired the design. When we step into a forest, we sense the subtle yet constant changes in season, weather, and plant and animal life, absorbing these transformations in multiple emotionally powerful ways.