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KieranTimberlake Transforms D.C.'s Folger Shakespeare Library

Josephine Minutillo

June 3, 2024

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A nearly century-old library steps up its role as a cultural institution by expanding below grade and becoming accessible to all.

Record Interiors 2024

An Adroit Revamp by Kwong Von Glinow Unifies a Chicago Art School's Library

Chicago

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

April 8, 2024

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Strategic interventions, such as a sculptural steel stair and double-height corridor, transform the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's disjointed Flaxman Library into a cohesive learning hub.

Mecanoo and Beyer Blinder Belle Update the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts Main Branch

New York

Linda C. Lentz

February 1, 2024

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A series of surgical interventions advances a treasured 1911 landmark for new generations.

‘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.

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

Sint-Martens, Belgium

Andrew Ayers

January 1, 2024

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A deceptively simple project manages to fit soaring volumes and a generous courtyard on a tight budget.

Perkins&Will Breathes New Life Into a Brutalist Campus Landmark

London, Ontario

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.

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

Brooklyn

Josephine Minutillo

October 16, 2023

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The once gloomy East Flatbush Library is resurrected as a welcoming, light-filled community hub.

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

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.

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

Corsica, France

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.

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

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Preserving the best of Mies, the collaborating Dutch and American firms have revived this '70s masterpiece for 21^st century users.

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KieranTimberlake Transforms D.C.'s Folger Shakespeare Library

An Adroit Revamp by Kwong Von Glinow Unifies a Chicago Art School's Library

Mecanoo and Beyer Blinder Belle Update the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts Main Branch

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

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

Perkins&Will Breathes New Life Into a Brutalist Campus Landmark

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

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

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

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

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