Library

Architecture

Snøhetta completes impressive green-roofed library

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

Snøhetta and Dialog's Calgary Central Library is one of six stunning libraries recognized in the 2019 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards

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.

Moving train tables inside the LocHal Library

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.