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Shanghai’s Newest Library Takes Conceptual Cues from Chinese Scholar’s Rocks

Danish practice Schmidt Hammer Lassen designed Shanghai Library East to encourage exploration and connect with the community.

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A New Library Is a Living Room for a Whole Town

In Brisbane, California, a new library packs myriad user experiences into a small package, while delivering on sustainability.

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A Library in Japan Takes Design Cues from the Forest

Mari Ito’s Nasushiobara City Library connects to the community through the building’s facade and light-filled atria.

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Baltic Coastal Inspiration Defines This Library in Rural Finland

The Helsinki studio JKMM—no stranger to library design—conceived Fyyri, an airy, cool building that does more than a traditional library.

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A Pyramidal University Campus Towers over a Japanese City

With numerous functional and visual connections to the surrounding city of Ibaraki, Otemon Gakuin University's newest building is inviting despite its sleekness.

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At Oslo’s Deichman Library, the Journey Through Is Half the Fun

Delayed by more than a year and a half due to foundation challenges and COVID-19, Oslo’s new waterfront library opens its doors.

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At Cornell’s New Fine Arts Library, the Book Sets the Standard

Inside the library, 100,000 volumes appear to float midair across staggered honeycomb steel mezzanines.