Mecanoo and Beyer Blinder Belle Update the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts Main Branch New York Linda C. Lentz February 1, 2024 One Comment A series of surgical interventions advances a treasured 1911 landmark for new generations.Read More
‘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 No Comments Buildings in Alaska, Southern California, and the Seattle area are among the featured projects in a new book showcasing singular regional libraries.Read More
OFFICE KGDVS uses Simple Geometry to Accommodate the Growing Needs of a Library in Belgium Sint-Martens, Belgium Andrew Ayers January 1, 2024 One Comment A deceptively simple project manages to fit soaring volumes and a generous courtyard on a tight budget.Read More
Perkins&Will Breathes New Life Into a Brutalist Campus Landmark London, Ontario Matthew Marani November 1, 2023 One Comment The firm's Toronto studio completes the first phase of the revitalization of Weldon Library at the University of Western Ontario.Read More
LEVENBETTS Brings Daylight and High Design into a Public Library in Brooklyn Brooklyn Josephine Minutillo October 16, 2023 2 Comments The once gloomy East Flatbush Library is resurrected as a welcoming, light-filled community hub.Read More
Beaudouin Architectes and Ivry Serres Foster Community with the Charles Nègre Cultural Center in France Grasse, France Andrew Ayers December 1, 2022 No Comments 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.Read More
Dominique Coulon & Associés's L'Animu Media Library Touches the Land Gently Corsica, France Andrew Ayers October 14, 2022 No Comments Located in the city of Porto-Vecchio, this scalloped cultural center circumvents existing cork oaks olive trees and granite boulders.Read More
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.Read More
Adams Street Branch Library by NADAAA Boston Mark Lamster March 1, 2022 No Comments The firm's Boston branch library draws on its surrounding context and historic precedents.Read More
Winter Park Library and Events Center by Adjaye Associates Winter Park, Florida David Rifkind, Ph.D. March 1, 2022 No Comments Adjaye Associates designs a community complex in Winter Park, Florida anchored by a library.Read More