The Guardian reports that fleeing insurgents burned down two Timbuktu library buildings containing manuscripts dating back to the 13th century. According to the story, one of the destroyed buildings was the Ahmed Baba Institute Library, a facility completed in 2009 and designed by the South Africa firm dhk Architects.
Read the full report from the Guardian: Timbuktu mayor: Mali rebels torched library of ancient manuscripts
Architectural Record covered the project shortly after it was completed.
Read our full story and view additional images here: Ahmed Baba Institute Library
Photography © Iwan Baan
