Modern library

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’…

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Upon entering this library, guests are welcomed into the reading space, that has a bookshelf that wraps around exterior wall of a dark room, and follows the curves of the building.

3XN won the the architectural competition for a new educational building for Mälardalen University - a university college in Eskilstuna southwest of Stockholm.

Northside Library by NBBJ, Libraries are in transition. Once a point of knowledge dissemination and quiet introspection, they are becoming places to meet, socialize, study, hang out and plugin. Historically, we have seen a library’s civic value shift from a place for things, now, to a place for people.

Designing a home library is about creating a personal haven that not only houses your collection of books but also reflects your style, interests, and the atmosphere you want to evoke when you settle down

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…

Image 41 of 41 from gallery of Ebetsu Tsutaya Books / Hikohito Konishi / HIKOKONISHI ARCHITECTURE INC.. Floor Plan

MVRDV has won the competition to design Wuhan, China’s new central library. The firm revealed the design for Wuhan Library, which has a canyon of books formed by a succession of sloping terraces. Wuhan Library is a 140,000 square meter project that will be “one of the largest libraries in China,” integrating traditional and modern uses and includes a variety of study, living room, reading, and studio areas.

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The Khalifeyah Library was one of the first public libraries in Bahrain when it opened in 2016. #dwell #modernlibrarydesign #moderndesign

Designed by Strasbourg-based firm Dominique Coulon & associés, it challenges the traditional function of a library by serving as a place of creation, where visitors take on an active role as participants in their own environment.