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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
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 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, Ph.D.
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
Stephens
Suzanne Stephens
February 1, 2022
One Comment
The architects bring a new vision to the MIT library in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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40th Street Library.

Mecanoo Revamps New York City's Midtown Library

New York City
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Laura Raskin
June 1, 2021
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Mecanoo’s revamped library in the midst of Manhattan elevates the joy of reading.
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Phoenix Central Library.

Phoenix Central Library Receives AIA’s 25-Year Award

Fred at carlo scarpa cemetery1
Fred A. Bernstein
May 31, 2021
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Since it opened in 1995, Bruder has been able to bring the building into the 21st century without compromising his architectural vision, of which flexibility was a key part.


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Mecanoo Respectfully Revises Mies van der Rohe’s MLK Library

Deane madsen
Deane Madsen
September 28, 2020
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Rethinking the original Modernist design brings an aging D.C. icon into the present with an eye toward the future.
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The entrance for the north facade of the Billie Jean King Main Library.

Billie Jean King Main Library by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Long Beach, California
Stephens
Suzanne Stephens
March 2, 2020
2 Comments
A very old material is getting renewed architectural respect.
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