Image 5 of 19 from gallery of Warrnambool Learning and Library Centre / Kosloff Architecture. Photograph by Derek Swalwell

Image 1 of 17 from gallery of Bishan Public Library / LOOK Architects. Photograph by Patrick Bingham Hall

On June 18th, Oslo’s new public library, Deichman Bjørvika, opened its doors to the public. Located on Oslo’s waterfront, and spanning six floors and 140,000 square feet, “Norway’…

A colossus of industrial heritage becomes public library The architecture of the LocHal in Tilburg Visitors to Tilburg’s newly modernized station district will notice an exciting addition to the city: the new public library which was officially opened in January 2019. A former locomotive...

Image 19 of 30 from gallery of Norwell Public Library / Oudens Ello Architecture. Photograph by Chuck Choi Architectural Photography

Image 21 of 30 from gallery of Norwell Public Library / Oudens Ello Architecture. Photograph by Chuck Choi Architectural Photography

Image 7 of 23 from gallery of Public Library Dornbirn / Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten + Christian Schmoelz Architekt. Photograph by Aldo Amoretti

This project has the ambition of becoming a new model for media libraries The programme calls the functions of a media library into question, lending it..

Seattle Central Public Library, designed by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) [Rem Koolhaas/Joshua Prince-Ramus] Seattle, Washington. All rights reserved. No use & distribution without express written permission. Strictly enforced.

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association (ALA) have selected eight projects as recipients of the 2017 AIA/ALA...

The small municipality of Kirkkonummi, in southern Finland, can trace its history back millennia, from a medieval stone church to World War II–era bunkers. Next to that church, JKMM Architects revitalized a concrete library from the 1980’s, the result not only the IIDA’s institutional category winner but also taking home the best of competition award. “Contemporary libraries are where people get together to share knowledge and experiences,” JKMM founding partner Teemu Kurkela says. “This is why Finns today refer to them as public living rooms.”