Timber children's library follows traditional techniques
The Pingtan Book House is a traditional timber construction house in China built with an internal staircase and...
Edwardian library in London receives a new wood pavilion
In ancient days, libraries were centers of learning and collaboration, places where knowledge could be shared and...
Canada library reflects elements of parks and shopping malls
Competitions are often an effective way to bring new ideas to the table. In the case of the Pierrefonds Public...
Off-grid design helps rebuild school structures lost in fire
Frederick Fisher & Partners recently completed a project at the Ojai Valley School’s Upper Campus in Ojai, California,...
Energy-efficient Luxembourg library follows cradle-to-cradle principles
After five years of construction, architecture firm BOLLES+WILSON has completed the new home for the Bibliothèque...
A new LEED Gold civic center will reinvigorate downtown Long Beach
As part of Long Beach’s largest public-private partnership effort to date, international architecture firm SOM...
Kengo Kuma designs inclusive Ibsen Library to wrap around a park
Kengo Kuma & Associates, Mad Arkitekter and Buro Happold Engineering have won a competition to design the Ibsen...
LEED Platinum-certified Half Moon Bay Library targets net-zero energy
At three times the size of its predecessor with a recently minted LEED Platinum certification, California’s Half...
Charles Library boasts one of Pennsylvania's largest green roofs
Contemporary, sustainable and welcoming, Temple University's new Charles Library in Philadelphia raises the bar...
LEED Gold-targeted library and community park has otherworldly appeal
Toronto-based architecture firm RDHA has completed the Springdale Library and Komagata Maru Park, a new inclusive...
Indonesian Microlibrary uses prefab FSC-certified timber
In the Indonesian city of Semarang, international architecture firm SHAU has completed Microlibrary Warak Kayu,...
LEED Gold-targeted Ottawa library will honor local history
After nearly a year of public input by Canadians from coast to coast, Toronto-based Diamond Schmitt Architects...
"Embroidered filtering skin” helps library regulate light
French design practice Serero Architectes Urbanistes has recently completed the new Bayeux Media Library, a light-filled...
Near net-zero energy Helsinki Central Library boasts an award-winning, prefab design
Helsinki has entered a “new era of libraries” with the completion of Oodi, the Helsinki Central Library that...
MASK Architects design a sustainable pavilion nestled in a German forest
Turkish architect Öznur Pınar Çer’s firm MASK Architects has designed a sustainably minded pavilion proposed...
