Nam June Paik Library by N H D M
The public library for an arts centre in South Korea is condensed into a cube at the centre of a room. More
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Médiathèque Corbie by Béal & Blanckaert
Paris architects Béal & Blanckaert have completed a Corten-clad library in the grounds of a monastery in northern France (photos by Julien Lanoo). More
Carlos Santamaría Centre by JAAM
Photographer Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre has sent us these photographs of a curved concrete library in San Sebastian with a narrow courtyard driven through its centre. More
Liyuan Library by Li Xiaodong
Architect Li Xiaodong has completed a library in China that's covered in firewood. More
Regional Library and Knowledge Centre by Török és Balázs Építészeti
A mosaic rainbow of glazed ceramic tiles lines an egg-shaped dome at the heart of a library in Pécs, Hungary. More
Médiathèque Romain Rolland by Philippe Gazeau
Criss-crossing metal beams surround a first floor reading room at a multimedia library near Paris. More
Kanazawa Umimirai Library by Kazumi Kudo and Hiroshi Horiba / Coelacanth K&H Architects
Around 6000 holes puncture the concrete exterior of this library in Kanazawa, Japan, by Kazumi Kudo and Hiroshi Horiba of Japanese firm Coelacanth K&H Architects. More
Dezeen archive: libraries
Dezeen Archive: following our popular story on Musashino Art University Library by Sou Fujimoto Architects (top right) composed of timber bookshelves, we’ve grouped together all our stories from the Dezeen archives about libraries. See all the stories »
Musashino Art University Library by Sou Fujimoto Architects
Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these photographs of a university library in Tokyo by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto that has an exterior of timber shelves covered by planes of glass. More
Oberkirch Media Centre by Wurm + Wurm
This curled staircase is at the heart of a media centre by German studio Wurm + Wurm, in Germany. More
Médiathèque d’Anzin by Dominique Coulon & Associés
This multimedia library in Anzin, France, by Strasbourg architects Dominique Coulon & Associés is wrapped in overlapping slices of concrete. More
The Robert and Yadelle Sklare Family Library by Schwartz Besnosoff Architects
Israeli firm Schwartz Besnosoff Architects have built this library for Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. More
Dalarna Media Arena by ADEPT and Sou Fujimoto
Danish firm ADEPT and Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto have won a competition to design a library for the Högskolan Dalarna university campus in Falun, Sweden. More
The Horse on the Ceiling by Zauberscho[e]n
This glass library by new studio Zauberscho[e]n stands in a former stable yard in Münster, Germany. More
Lettera 9 by Demian Conrad
Lausanne graphic designer Demian Conrad has completed an identity and interior that reference typewriters for a combined library and internet café in Bellinzona, Switzerland. More
Livraria de Vila by Isay Weinfeld Arquitecto
Livraria de Vila is a bookshop in São Paulo with a store-front made of revolving bookcases, designed by Brazilian studio Isay Weinfeld Arquitecto. More
Médiathèque BDIV de Fougères by Tetrarc
Architectural photographer Stéphane Chalmeau has sent us his photos of a library in Fougères by French studio Tetrarc, where glazed sections of the building are screened by a trellis of lettering. More
Cultural Centre Association by RMDM Architects
French Architects RMDM have completed a cultural centre near Paris, clad with horizontal strips of poplar wood and ceramic tiles. More
Multimedia Centre in Armentières by Béal & Blanckaert
Belgian photographer Julien Lanoo has sent us his pictures of a library wrapped in metallic panels in Armentières, France, designed by French architects Béal & Blanckaert. More
University Library of the University of Amsterdam by Studio Roelof Mulder and Bureau Ira Koers
Amsterdam designers Studio Roelof Mulder and Bureau Ira Koers have won the Serve and Facilitate (Public) Great Indoors Award for their project University Library of the University of Amsterdam. More