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Category Archives: Libraries
Bibliothèque nationale de France – Paris
Tres Grande Bibliotheque (TGB, or Very Large Library): just a code name for what was an urban and bureaucratic utopia before it took shape in the form of an actual building. Certainly the most emblematic of President Francois Mitterrand’s “Grands … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Cultural Facilities, Dominique Perrault, France, Grands projets, Île-de-France, Libraries, Modernism, National Library, Paris
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Usera Library – Madrid
This public library in Usera, a southern suburb of Madrid, suggests a building in mythology: a golden tower, it has the appearance of the object of a quest. Its seductive power stems partly from its simple elegance and partly from … Continue reading
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Tagged Abalos & Herreros, Architecture, Cultural Facilities, Libraries, Madrid, Spain, Usera
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Massachusetts Thomas Crane Library
Henry Richardson was a big man in every sense. He had more influence than any other American architect of his generation and his distinctive and massive style, at once historical and personal – ‘Richardsonian Romanesque’ – was much imitated during … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Beaux-Arts, Henry Richardson, Libraries, Massachusetts, United States
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Barking Central Library – London
This east end library is not for the faint of heart. Built for the borough of Barking and Dagenham, the brightly coloured, unorthodox project includes the expansion and renovation of an existing mid-century library and the creation of two huge … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Cultural Facilities, England, Libraries, London
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Peckham Library – London
South London’s Peckham Library displays Will Alsop’s characteristic taste for the bizarre. But its strangest elements are also its most effective and what have helped make the library a centrepiece for regeneration in this economically depressed area. Thin, angled columns … Continue reading
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Tagged Alsop, Alsop Architects, Architecture, Cultural Facilities, England, Libraries, London, Will Alsop
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