The new Seashore Library by Vector architects opens on the shoreline of the Bohai Sea
sendai mediatheque toyo ito sendai, japan (northeastern region, 280km from Tokyo) kevin mckitrick professor ryan Caption: Expanded Context Caption: Street Level Context Caption: Programmatic Context Site Plan Caption: Ripple-like contour lines of activities occurring around the tubes. Concept : The mediatheque is a prototypical building typology that is not attuned to one set specific program. Rather…
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Tom Van der Borght wins GRAND PRIX OF THE JURY PREMIÈRE VISION and PUBLIC PRIZE at the 35th edition of the Hyeres Festival of Fashion and Photography. On Sunday, October 18th, Tom Van der Borght was announced grand winner in 2 categories after 4 days...
Ville des Canaux. Serenissima. Reine de l’Adriatique. Cité des Masques. Venise a été baptisées de nombreuses manières. Elle accueille,…
Monhegan Island is a small island ten miles from the mainland of Maine. This photo essay tells you all about it in twenty pictures.
Faceted concrete staircases connect social spaces inside SOM's university campus building for The New School, visible through huge zigzagging windows.
The work of EM2N includes a wide range of projects in different scales. Roughly one half of the projects are conversions.
A Fusion of Nature and Modernity by Kuoo Tamizo Architects.Where the desert meets modernity, our Dune Hotel in AlUla stands tall. The distinctive red color scheme of the property harmoniously blends with the iconic red rocks of the surrounding desert.Inspired by the breathtaking landscape, the building comprises a series of interlocking shapes that resemble irregular cylinders.
Image 25 of 32 from gallery of Ello Restaurant / Mareines Arquitetura. Detail
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library is one of the world’s largest libraries devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts. It is located in Yale University where it functions as its principal repository of literary archives, early manuscripts, and rare books. The building was designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and later opened in October 1963. Its design includes a six-story glass-enclosed tower of book stacks,
Explore the architecture of the 20th century and its significant movements, styles, and architects. Learn about modernism, postmodernism, brutalism, Bauhaus, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, and more.
D607_015 23/09/2011 : Exeter, NH, Main St: library at Phillips Exeter Academy (Louis I. Kahn, 1965-71)
Snøhetta has released images of a library for a university in Philadelphia, stating that it aims to challenge the traditional research library typology
A typology of public library engagement in America that examines the spectrum of Americans’ relationships with public libraries. This elaborate typology of groups based on their library engagement sheds light on broader issues around the relationship between technology, libraries, and information resources in the U.S.
Completed in 2019 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Images by Stijn Bollaert, Ossip Architectuurfotografie. The LocHal redefines the library typology. It has already been coined ‘the next big thing in public libraries’ by experts. While keeping traditional...
Last week the Pew Internet and American Life Project released their latest report on the role of libraries in the digital age. I have loved being involved with this project and was excited for this latest report to go live. I was also nervous. Along with the typology of library users Pew was releasing data…
National Taiwan University College of Social Sciences, Taipei Gifu Media Cosmos, Gifu City, Japan With the proliferation of digital data, the private laptop has been taking a toll on the public library. But two recent buildings by the Pritzker Prize laureate Toyo Ito suggest that the traditional typology is not heading for the archives anytime soon. “In terms of public facilities, the library is actually quite a contemporary building type,” says Ito. The Tokyo-based architect’s library at the National Taiwan University College of Social Sciences . . .
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