The role of libraries in society has changed and evolved in recent years, with the increasing importance of online sources. Modern libraries must strike a balance between housing significant amounts of printed material, providing access to digital material, and serving as a hub of activities within the community, whether that community is a neighborhood of a city, or a specific field of study at a university. Libraries provide an exciting challenge for contemporary architecture studios, and this volume details some of the most inspiring projects in recent years from around the world, with full-color photographs, plans, and insightful descriptions from the architects themselves.
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Folkwang Library / Max Dudler --
Can Llaurador Public Library / Sergi Godia and Berta Barrio --
National technical library / Projektil Architekti --
University of Versailles Science Library / Badia Berger Architectes --
Vennesla Library and Culture House / Helen & Hard --
Stuttgart City Library / Eun Young Yi --
Beijing National LIbrary / KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten --
Library in Vila-real / OAB Carlos Ferrater, Alberto Peñín --
Kanazawa Umimirai Library / Kazumi Kudo + Hiroshi Horiba --
James B. Hunt Jr. Library / Snøhetta --
University of Aberdeen Library / schmidt hammer lassen architects --
Surrey City Centre Library / Bing Thom Architects --
Surry Hills Library and Community Centre / Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) --
Carlos Santamaría Center / JAAM architecture partnership --
Open-air-library / KARO* architekten --
Eindhoven University of Technology / Ector Hoogstad Architecten --
Bishan Public Library / LOOK Architects --
Cesar Chavez Regional Library / Line and Space --
Municipal library and reading park / Martín Lejarraga --
Grimm Centre / Max Dudler --
Helmond City Library / Bolles+Wilson --
Raymond-Lévesque Public Library / Manon Asselin, Jodoin Lamarre Pratte, architectes en consortium --
CINiBA (The scientific information centre and academic library) / HS99 --
Public library in Santiago de Compostela / Andrés Perea --
Helsinki University Main Library / Anttinen Oiva Architects --
Library in Luckenwalde Railway Station / ff-Architekten & Martina Wronna.