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Centerbrook Architects’ New Canaan Library Ushers a Civic Anchor Into the 21st Century

Jennifer Krichels

October 28, 2024

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Located in the heart of the Connecticut town, the 42,700-square-foot building foregrounds community, not quiet.

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Snøhetta’s Vibrant Library for a Queens Neighborhood Embraces Artistic Flair

Queens, New York

Ian Volner

October 11, 2024

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Featuring an abstract, calligraphic design that snakes across a glass facade, the two-story structure in Far Rockaway seeks to honor the rapidly changing neighborhood.

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KieranTimberlake Transforms D.C.'s Folger Shakespeare Library

Josephine Minutillo

June 3, 2024

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A nearly century-old library steps up its role as a cultural institution by expanding below grade and becoming accessible to all.

Record Interiors 2024

An Adroit Revamp by Kwong Von Glinow Unifies a Chicago Art School's Library

Chicago

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

April 8, 2024

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Strategic interventions, such as a sculptural steel stair and double-height corridor, transform the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's disjointed Flaxman Library into a cohesive learning hub.

Mecanoo and Beyer Blinder Belle Update the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts Main Branch

New York

Linda C. Lentz

February 1, 2024

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A series of surgical interventions advances a treasured 1911 landmark for new generations.

‘Reading Room’ Checks Out 24 Architecturally Significant Libraries in the West and Beyond

Excerpt: 'Reading Room: New & Reimagined Libraries of the American West' by Lara Swimmer and Laura Raskin

RECORD Editors

January 31, 2024

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Buildings in Alaska, Southern California, and the Seattle area are among the featured projects in a new book showcasing singular regional libraries.

OFFICE KGDVS uses Simple Geometry to Accommodate the Growing Needs of a Library in Belgium

Sint-Martens, Belgium

Andrew Ayers

January 1, 2024

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A deceptively simple project manages to fit soaring volumes and a generous courtyard on a tight budget.

Perkins&Will Breathes New Life Into a Brutalist Campus Landmark

London, Ontario

Matthew Marani

November 1, 2023

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The firm's Toronto studio completes the first phase of the revitalization of Weldon Library at the University of Western Ontario.

LEVENBETTS Brings Daylight and High Design into a Public Library in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Josephine Minutillo

October 16, 2023

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The once gloomy East Flatbush Library is resurrected as a welcoming, light-filled community hub.

Charles Negre Library and Cultural Center

Beaudouin Architectes and Ivry Serres Foster Community with the Charles Nègre Cultural Center in France

Grasse, France

Andrew Ayers

December 1, 2022

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The cultural center and winner of l'Équerre d'argent—France’s most esteemed architecture award—gets up close and personal with its neighbors in a dense historic town in the south of France.

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Centerbrook Architects’ New Canaan Library Ushers a Civic Anchor Into the 21st Century

Snøhetta’s Vibrant Library for a Queens Neighborhood Embraces Artistic Flair

KieranTimberlake Transforms D.C.'s Folger Shakespeare Library

An Adroit Revamp by Kwong Von Glinow Unifies a Chicago Art School's Library

Mecanoo and Beyer Blinder Belle Update the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts Main Branch

‘Reading Room’ Checks Out 24 Architecturally Significant Libraries in the West and Beyond

OFFICE KGDVS uses Simple Geometry to Accommodate the Growing Needs of a Library in Belgium

Perkins&Will Breathes New Life Into a Brutalist Campus Landmark

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