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‘Reading Room’ Checks Out 24 Architecturally Significant Libraries in the West and Beyond

Excerpt: 'Reading Room: New & Reimagined Libraries of the American West' by Lara Swimmer and Laura Raskin
RECORD Editors
January 31, 2024
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Buildings in Alaska, Southern California, and the Seattle area are among the featured projects in a new book showcasing singular regional libraries.
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Sint-Martens-Latem Public Library

Office KGDVS uses Simple Geometry to Accommodate the Growing Needs of a Library in Belgium

Sint-Martens, Belgium
Andrew Ayers
Andrew Ayers
January 1, 2024
One Comment
A deceptively simple project manages to fit soaring volumes and a generous courtyard on a tight budget.
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D.B. Weldon Library

Perkins&Will Breathes New Life Into a Brutalist Campus Landmark

London, Ontario
Matthew Marani
Matthew Marani
November 1, 2023
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The firm's Toronto studio completes the first phase of the revitalization of Weldon Library at the University of Western Ontario.
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East Flatbush Library

LEVENBETTS Brings Daylight and High Design into a Public Library in Brooklyn

Brooklyn
Josephine Minutillo
Josephine Minutillo
October 16, 2023
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The once gloomy East Flatbush Library is resurrected as a welcoming, light-filled community hub.
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Charles Negre Library and Cultural Center

Beaudouin Architectes and Ivry Serres Foster Community with the Charles Nègre Cultural Center in France

Grasse, France
Andrew Ayers
Andrew Ayers
December 1, 2022
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The cultural center and winner of l'Équerre d'argent—France’s most esteemed architecture award—gets up close and personal with its neighbors in a dense historic town in the south of France.
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L'Animu Media Library.

Dominique Coulon & Associés's L'Animu Media Library Touches the Land Gently

Corsica, France
Andrew Ayers
Andrew Ayers
October 14, 2022
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Located in the city of Porto-Vecchio, this scalloped cultural center circumvents existing cork oaks olive trees and granite boulders.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

Mecanoo and OTJ Architects Transform a Mies van der Rohe Library in Washington, D.C.

Deane Madsen
September 2, 2022
One Comment
Preserving the best of Mies, the collaborating Dutch and American firms have revived this '70s masterpiece for 21st century users.
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Adams Street Branch Library.

Adams Street Branch Library by NADAAA

Boston
Mark Lamster
March 1, 2022
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The firm's Boston branch library draws on its surrounding context and historic precedents.


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Winter Park Library and Events Center.

Winter Park Library and Events Center by Adjaye Associates

Winter Park, Florida
David Rifkind
March 1, 2022
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Adjaye Associates designs a community complex in Winter Park, Florida anchored by a library.
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MIT Hayden Memorial Library.

MIT Hayden Memorial Library by Kennedy & Violich Architecture

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Suzanne-Stephens
Suzanne Stephens
February 1, 2022
2 Comments
KVA founding principal Sheila Kennedy is among the featured speakers at the June 20th Boston edition of Record on the Road.
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