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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
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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Waterdown Libary

Waterdown Library and Civic Centre by RDHA

Hamilton, Ontario
Josephine Minutillo
Josephine Minutillo
March 1, 2017
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A slablike building in Ontario offers multilevel spaces that combine a traditional library with local government offices and community rooms.


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Bibliotheque Alexis de Tocqueville

Bibliothèque Alexis de Tocqueville by OMA

Caen, France
Josephine Minutillo
Josephine Minutillo
March 1, 2017
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A crisscrossing library in France marks the spot for a regional center along a redeveloping riverfront.


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Gifu Media Cosmos, Gifu, Japan

Toyo Ito Libraries in Japan and Taiwan

The Pritzker Prize-winning architect entices visitors to both explore and linger at a pair of libraries in different countries.
Naomi Pollock, FAIA
January 1, 2016
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With the proliferation of digital data, the private laptop has been taking a toll on the public library.


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Portola Branch Library

March 16, 2011
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A single-story, 6,300-square-foot public library on a residential street, with stacks and periodicals along the south wall and a children's room, a program room, and staff offices along the north.
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Sunrise Mountain Library

Jenna M. McKnight
March 16, 2011
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In the political realm, Phoenix generally toes the conservative line.


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Westmeath County Library

Raymond Ryan
March 16, 2011
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The Westmeath County Buildings and Library, in the town of Mullingar, express the ambitious political and social agenda that held sway in Ireland in the first decade of the 21st century, before the country’s economic bubble collapsed.
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