Library design interior

A modern library in China, with a round design and a shallow rooftop pool.

Image 3 of 8 from gallery of Cambridge Public Library wins Harleston Parker Medal / William Rawn Associates and Ann Beha Architects. © Robert Benson

The concept of this family bookstore is "Learning in Rainbow". This is a non-traditional retail store but a composite parent-child space with four key functi...

The Helsinki studio JKMM—no stranger to library design—conceived Fyyri, an airy, cool building that does more than a traditional library.

Kazunobu Nakamura’s brilliant library design changed the lives of the Kikuchi residents – it sparked a love for reading, a love for libraries, but most importantly – a love for the city.

Image 1 of 38 from gallery of Altlife Bookstore in Ningbo / Kokaistudios. Photograph by Dirk Weiblen

Upon seeing the revitalised library in Taman Ismail Marzuki, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Malaysians wished that local libraries had the same aesthetic and accessibility to cultivate a genuine interest in reading and literature.

Signage and wayfinding system designed for the Bibliothèque nationale du Luxembourg (BnL)

On June 18th, Oslo’s new public library, Deichman Bjørvika, opened its doors to the public. Located on Oslo’s waterfront, and spanning six floors and 140,000 square feet, “Norway’…