Future library

[Room] Beinecke Rare Book And Manuscript Library at the Yale University, designed by Gordon Bundshaft of SOM

Dutch firm MVRDV has built a public library that looks like a huge eye, as part of a new cultural district in Tianjin, China

“With freedom, books, flowers and the moon, who could not be happy?” mused Oscar Wilde. Indeed, the simplest of life’s pleasures are often our most sacred. Like the feeling of wiling away an afternoon with no plan or watching your favorite movie series on repeat, libraries will always hold a special kind of magic. Magic, say, found in a beloved novel series turned record breaking movie series such as Harry Potter. From libraries that look like they are straight from Hogwarts to modern day…

The public library in Thionville is an example how libraries evolve in digital times / Images: Dominique Coulon and Associates The public library in Thionville is an example of how libraries evolve…

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...