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an empty library with many bookshelves and tables full of books in the middle

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’…

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3XN won the the architectural competition for a new educational building for Mälardalen University - a university college in Eskilstuna southwest of Stockholm.

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Northside Library by NBBJ, Libraries are in transition. Once a point of knowledge dissemination and quiet introspection, they are becoming places to meet, socialize, study, hang out and plugin. Historically, we have seen a library’s civic value shift from a place for things, now, to a place for people.

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a room with lots of bookshelves and a leather chair

Designing a home library is about creating a personal haven that not only houses your collection of books but also reflects your style, interests, and the atmosphere you want to evoke when you settle down

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an empty library filled with lots of books and chairs in front of a row of bookcases

The small municipality of Kirkkonummi, in southern Finland, can trace its history back millennia, from a medieval stone church to World War II–era bunkers. Next to that church, JKMM Architects revitalized a concrete library from the 1980’s, the result not only the IIDA’s institutional category winner but also taking home the best of competition award. “Contemporary libraries are where people get together to share knowledge and experiences,” JKMM founding partner Teemu Kurkela says. “This is…

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MVRDV has won the competition to design Wuhan, China’s new central library. The firm revealed the design for Wuhan Library, which has a canyon of books formed by a succession of sloping terraces. Wuhan Library is a 140,000 square meter project that will be “one of the largest libraries in China,” integrating traditional and modern uses and includes a variety of study, living room, reading, and studio areas.

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a library with lots of books on shelves and green carpeted flooring in front of large windows

Designed by Strasbourg-based firm Dominique Coulon & associés, it challenges the traditional function of a library by serving as a place of creation, where visitors take on an active role as participants in their own environment.

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