Library
Library architecture is evolving fast, and this category collects the projects leading the change. Explore public and academic libraries where reading rooms, community spaces, and digital services meet inspired design. Each feature offers photos, drawings, and analysis of how architects keep the library relevant in the twenty-first century.
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library by Snøhetta
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library by Snøhetta opened in Medora, North Dakota on 4 July 2026. The building rises out of a butte with...
illustrarch Editorial Team3 Mins read
National Archives of Sweden by Tengbom
On a hill above Harnosand, Tengbom pairs a concrete archive dug into the south slope with a glulam administration wing, joining them with...
illustrarch Editorial Team2 Mins read
Gabrielle-Roy Library by Saucier + Perrotte architects & GLCRM architectes
The Gabrielle-Roy Library extension by Saucier + Perrotte and GLCRM reimagines the urban library as a layered civic landscape, blending reading, culture, and...
Begum Gumusel4 Mins read
James Baldwin Media Library and Refugee House by associer
In Paris’s 19th arrondissement, Atelier Associer has reimagined a 1970s secondary school as the Jean Quarré Media Library and Refugee House. Combining cultural,...
Elif Ayse Sen3 Mins read
Library Design for Creating Community Spaces That Thrive
Explore how people-first library design turns libraries into civic living rooms. Learn principles for co-design, equity and inclusion, flexible and tech-enabled spaces, accessibility...
Sinan Ozen5 Mins read
SMVIT Library by Cadence Architects
SMVIT Library by Cadence Architects in India creates a porous, student-centered hub, seamlessly connecting campus spaces through layered concrete and warm wood interiors...
Begum Gumusel3 Mins read
SANAA Finishes Work on the Taichung Green Museumbrary
Japanese firm SANAA has completed the Taichung Green Museumbrary in Taiwan, a visionary structure merging a city library and art museum under one...
Elif Ayse Sen2 Mins read
Mushroom library for Children in Yunnan by Kong Xiangwei Studio
The Mushroom Library in Yanzitou Village, Yunnan, by Kong Xiangwei Studio, is a playful, mushroom-shaped children’s book house that celebrates rural heritage, intergenerational...
Begum Gumusel2 Mins read
