•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Akash Singh Mar 17, 2023
Employing principles of adaptive reuse, Studio Atakarchitekti designs the IGI Library, in a Czech Republic neighbourhood, as a democratic public space.
by Sunena V Maju Feb 09, 2023
The historic Richelieu Quadrangle, which houses the former National Library of France, has reopened after a 15-year renovation by Atelier Bruno Gaudin Architectes.
by Jerry Elengical Oct 18, 2022
Chiang Mai Life Architects have employed a knowledge and technology-driven approach to craft an eco-friendly campus influenced by Buddhist principles and vernacular architecture.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Oct 18, 2022
Níall McLaughlin Architects create a collage of contextual references on a historical site.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Sep 27, 2022
For Kaohsiung-based MAYU Architects, the process of transformation was two-fold - to introduce a layer of transparency, and to re-orient the landscape.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Sep 08, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to architect Steffen Lehmann about his new book Reimagining the Library of the Future, an in-depth anthology of the finest libraries.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 02, 2022
Crowned by a rooftop pool that stretches towards the South China Sea, this library by 3andwich Design / He Wei Studio radiates a “poetic tension” by virtue of its dramatic form.
by Jincy Iype Jun 22, 2022
STIR reflects back on the idiosyncrasy of The Exchange, Kengo Kuma & Associates’ first completed project in Sydney, Australia, through the eyes of Yuki Ikeguchi, Partner, KKAA.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky May 09, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky visits two recent hybrid buildings in Chicago - the Independence Library and Apartments complex and the Northtown Library and Apartments.
by STIRworld Jan 07, 2022
The Norway-based international architecture firm has revealed a sculpted landscape for a library space being developed in the capital of China.
by Jincy Iype Dec 20, 2021
Sir David Adjaye’s Winter Park Library & Events Center is a micro village of three pavilions for social gathering, intellectual nourishment, and enhanced connection to its tropical site.
by Jincy Iype Apr 14, 2021
JKMM has remodelled and extended a 1980s library into Fyyri, a modern, multipurpose one, with fair interiors and a skin of copper shingles, as a “public living room” for the city.
by STIRworld Mar 13, 2021
The rectilinear learning centre in Sharjah, UAE, expresses clarity with its floating roof and translucent facade, and adopts a “book espresso machine” that prints books on demand.
by Anmol Ahuja Mar 03, 2021
A striking blue colour and a wave like thick sheath wrapping around its three-sided layout lend this library-cum-theatre in Shanghai its famous nickname, ‘the blue whale’.
by STIRworld Mar 02, 2021
Conceptualised as a glimpse into the universe as the name suggests, MAD’s Wormhole Library has attained its final, swirling form in white concrete, and is due for opening in Spring 2021.
by Zohra Khan Nov 24, 2020
Featuring eight granary-styled cylindrical forms in rammed earth, The Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library in Johannesburg is set to become the epicenter for African Renaissance.
by STIRworld Sep 01, 2020
Ma Yansong-led firm reveal the design of the white concrete cast library that will embellish the Haikou coastline and spark public activity in and around the organic architecture.
by STIRworld Aug 19, 2020
The three firms are competing for the design of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota, which will be a reflection of the enduring spirit of the late US president.
by Meghna Mehta Mar 26, 2020
Abin Design Studio’s Making of a Place at the CEPT University in Ahmedabad addresses productive collaboration between a practice and a passionate community in Kolkata.
by Zohra Khan Aug 08, 2019
Vietnam-based Farming Architects built an open air library in a villa, with an impressive aquaponics system, to teach kids about sustainable food production.
by Apurva Bose Dutta Jun 03, 2019
The Library in the Museum of Finnish Architecture, OMAH Architecture Library in Jakarta and Helsinki Central Library illustrate the paradigm shift in library design today.
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