Library

Architecture

Award-winning libraries rewrite the book on good design

A library with a train track running through it and another with a design meant to maximize natural light inside feature in the 2019 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards. Whether you're a bookworm or not, the awards offer an opportunity to check out high-projects by some top-tier architects.
Architecture

Holland's railway-themed library houses book-lined ceilings and moving train tables

Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo has added the finishing touches to an impressive interior space inside an old railway station in Holland, rebirthing it as an "urban living room" known as the LocHal Library.