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Queens Library

Hunters Point Library by Steven Holl Architects Opens in New York

Queens, New York
James S. Russell, FAIA
September 24, 2019
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The $40-million project opened today on a waterfront site in the borough of Queens.


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Maya Somaiya Library by SP+A

Maya Somaiya Library by SP+A

Miriam Sitz
January 7, 2019
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A vaulted brick library in rural India becomes a public school's new campus hub.


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Central Libary by Snohetta and DIALOG

Central Library by Snøhetta and DIALOG

Calgary, Alberta
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
January 3, 2019
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An inventive structure on a challenging urban site in Canada aims to connect one side of the city to the other.


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Qatar National Library

Qatar National Library by OMA

Doha, Qatar
Josephine Minutillo
Josephine Minutillo
April 11, 2018
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An otherworldly building, as surprising on the inside as it is on the outside, emerges in Qatar's desert.


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Ota Museum & Library

OTA Museum & Library by Akihisa Hirata Architecture Office

Ota, Japan
Naomi Pollock, FAIA
February 5, 2018
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A ramping structure in Japan provides a gathering space for a waning downtown.


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Lilavati Lalbhai Library

Lilavati Lalbhai Library by RMA Architects

Ahmedabad, India
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
February 1, 2018
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A library in India brings daylight into the lowest levels of stacks and study areas.


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Moelis Family Grand Reading Room

Moelis Family Grand Reading Room by Gensler

Philadelphia
Pilar Viladas
November 1, 2017
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At the University of Pennsylvania, a former periodicals library becomes a place for focused study.


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Kew Garden Hills Library

Kew Gardens Hills Library by WORK Architecture Company

Queens, New York
Josephine Minutillo
Josephine Minutillo
October 2, 2017
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An existing library in Queens was expanded through the New York City Department of Design and Construction’s Design Excellence Program.


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At Long Last Labrouste

Restoration and Renovation of Henri Labrouste's Bibliothèque Nationale Richelieu

Paris
Barry Bergdoll
August 1, 2017
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The first phase of a major renovation of the Bibliothèque Nationale Richelieu includes the legendary reading room that Henri Labrouste completed in 1868.


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Newbern Library

Newbern Library by Rural Studio

Newbern, Alabama
Beth-Broome
Beth Broome
July 2, 2017
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Auburn University’s Rural Studio transforms an aging bank building in Newbern, Alabama, into the town’s first public library.


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