The second of our series on Lusty libraries (from Yellowtrace)... It’s fairly safe to assume we can all agree that books infuse spaces with texture, colour, depth and character, adding a sense of comfort and a certain warmth. In this...

The first of our series on Lusty libraries (from Yellowtrace)... It’s fairly safe to assume we can all agree that books infuse spaces with texture, colour, depth and character, adding a sense of comfort and a certain warmth. In this...

Architecture firms Snøhetta and Dialog have completed a new hub for Calgary’s public library system, with a crystalline exterior and an atrium clad in timber slats. The New Central Library, which opened to the public 1 November 2018, provides a...

Mumbai-based architecture firm SP+a has designed a brick vaulted library for a school in India. Located in Kopargaon, a town in the state of Maharashtra, the structure’s narrow footprint is a result of the site, which sits between the school’s...

If you put all the books you own on the street outside your house, you might expect them to disappear in a trice. But one man in Manila tried it - and found that his collection grew. Hernando Guanlao is...

A handsome 50 metre long sofa that twists like a snake is a true challenge for even the most experienced sneaker. But a 25 metre long shelf at seven meters height is even more complicated, if possible. Nevertheless, inventor manufacturer...

Designed by OMA, the Qatar National Library (QNL) has officially opened its doors to the public in Doha, Qatar, the peninsular Arab country in the Persian Gulf. QNL encompasses the national library, the public library, the university library, and the...

Aat Vos’ new library has an inviting character with a high entrance and natural light. The Openbare Bibliotheken Amsterdam, OBA, in the Netherlands is setting out on a new course to revitalise her branches. Both new and existing libraries are being...

Kaan Architecten has extended a 19th century school to create the Utopia building in Aalst, Belgium, which contains a music school and library. Utopia, the Library and Academy for Performing Arts, is named after the book by Thomas Moore, which...

The purpose of Studio Tylevich’s project is to preserve the memory of the previous library on this site before an expanded new library is built in its place. The old library, with its iconic oversized metal ‘library’ installation outside, held...

The new library for the University of Bedfordshire is a vital step in the on-going regeneration of their town centre campus in Luton. The provision of this 6,950m2 building minimises the impact of future phases of redevelopment on the student...

Is there any other nation that loves its libraries as much as Finland? In 2016, the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture revealed that nearly 2 million of its 5.5 million citizens were book borrowers, making 49 million library visits...