Libraries
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Neo-Gothic temple in Quebec recast as ‘House of Literature'
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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New photographs of Mies van der Rohe’s Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library
Photographer Paul Clemence documents the recently renovated Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington DC, originally created by Mies van der Rohe in 1972
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Ikon marks its 50th anniversary with a blockbuster exhibition programme
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated
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Vennesla Library and Cultural Centre by Helen & Hard
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Quiet contemplation: Vector Architects' beachside library in China makes the perfect reading retreat
By Frederika Fraser Last updated
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Helsinki opens a light-filled library as a national monument to education, sharing and books
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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The new Library of Birmingham by Mecanoo Architecten
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Tune in: Hyundai Card Music Library opens in Seoul
By Frederika Fraser Last updated
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KAAN Architecten transforms a military school into a meditative library in Belgium
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Inside OMA’s Qatar National Library
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Positive regeneration: a Carnegie building in Newham becomes public art space
By Tom Howells Last updated
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Hunters Point Library by Steven Holl opens in New York
By Luke Halls Last updated
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Wilkinson Eyre turns the page on Oxford’s Weston Library
By Giovanna Dunmall Last updated
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Snøhetta and DIALOG’s Calgary Central Library combines beauty, functionality and ambition
By Giovanna Dunmall Last updated
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Wutopia Lab crafts bookstore at ‘the end of the earth’
Shanghai-based Wutopia Lab has recently completed Tianya Books, a bookstore in Hainan offering a unique scenic ocean view
By Nasra Abdullahi Last updated
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Japanese library inspired by forests celebrates communal learning
A new library and community center in Nasushiobara by the Japanese architecture studio of Mari Ito, UAo, takes its cues from forests
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Oslo's ambitious Deichman Library opens to the public
Oslo's latest Diechman Bjørvika Library branch throws open its doors today in the city's Bjørvika district, with a sculptural design by Lund Hagem Architects and Atelier Oslo
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Aidan Crawshaw transforms cowshed into modern library
A cowshed and farm storage building has been transformed into a modern library for a private book collection in Dorset, courtesy of Crawshaw Architects
By Jonathan Bell Last updated