Shanghai Library East, a new civic landmark and one of the largest new libraries to exist globally, has opened to the public in China. The building’s monolithic form and monumental shape covers an area of 115,000 square metres, and is…
Snøhetta has revealed designs for a 16-metre-tall glass-enclosed sub-centre library in Beijing, setting a new benchmark in sustainability and future library design. Set in the Chinese capital, the enterprising Beijing library was chosen as the winning entry in an international competition…