Library

Snøhetta has unveiled its design for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota. Rising out of the landscape like a grassy hill, it will feature an expansive green roof on which visitors will be able to walk and gaze at the view.

Resembling some kind of alien structure, MAD Architects' Wormhole Library is conceived as multipurpose destination for visitors to escape the bustle of every day life. The project is already under construction and is due to be completed in 2021.

Snøhetta's recently-completed Charles Library at Temple University features a striking granite and wood exterior, and is topped by a large green roof.

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.

​​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.