Situated on California’s Pacific coast, San Diego has a history dating back millennia. Today, the port city is the 5th most populous city in the United States. The city’s natural…
An extraordinary expression of library architecture stretching over the area of 75150 ft2, Grand Valley State University’s (GVSU) Mary Idema Pew Library, Learning and Information Commons, is one of the…
“Twenty years ago, people were predicting the demise of libraries. This (State Library Victoria) library has never been busier. It’s a really exciting time to think through what a library…
The first impression of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, Dublin branch is that of modernity, flamboyance, and exclusivity. Still, as a pedestrian walks along Rock Cress Street, they find themself climbing…
Gensler- A Renown global architecture firm that envisions promoting equity, resilience, and well-being for everyone. Sustainable measures of the firm are over 50 locations across Asia, Europe, the Middle East,…
The Barr Smith Library, located at Hub central, is the main library for the University of Adelaide, in Australia. The name “The Barr Smith Library” comes from a major sponsor,…
“Can you recognize, A building with the foundation of learning, masonry of knowledge, and finishing of harmony and silence?” Yes, you guessed it right! The phrase above is about all…
At the heart of the campus of the St. Mary’s Calne School, a private boarding and day school for girls, located in Wiltshire, UK, the Woods Bagot firm designed a…
Tucked in the green blanket of Beijing, China, the Beijing sub-center library resembles a monumentally scaled pavilion, a civic space for the people to assemble. Following an international design competition…
Qatar National Library (QNL) building was designed and built by architect Rem Koolhaas and his subsidiary Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA). The library is located in Doha, Qatar. It is…
Snøhetta, one of the most noted architectural practices in the world, has designed some of the world’s most noteworthy socio-artistic public projects. Snøhetta’s inception can be dated back to 1989.…
SOM founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings, is a global architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm. It works across a variety of scales and project types, providing…
