Welcome to the 2015 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries. These are shining examples of innovative architecture that address user needs in ...

One would be hard-pressed to find a house without books. Besides providing the joys of reading, books are accessories that can personalize a room, dust a neutral space with color, and bring warmth and ...

"I had always yearned for a double-height library, since books are my life," wrote author Andrew Solomon in our September 2017 story about the restoration of his crumbling New York City townhouse, a ...

The preliminary design of the new $16 million Larkspur Library is complete and set to be released this fall. Public Works Director Julian Skinner said the city’s development team — Alten Construction ...

Welcome to the 2018 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries. These shining examples of innovative architectural feats address user needs in ...

Many academic planners assumed that the coming of the Internet would lead to the decline of the library as we know it. To the contrary, many academic libraries have experienced significantly increased ...

On the outside, the building appears to be crouching. Inside, it leaps to serve you on platforms floating in cocoons of colored light. Crouching tiger, leaping building: If Rem Koolhaas' new library ...

Design a little free library, help a community, and win the opportunity for your library to be mass produced and have global impact. This competition was submitted by an ArchDaily user. If you'd like ...

MILAN — Alexandre Assouline, who grew up around awe-inspiring pages of travel, design and fashion, insists that the library is an essential part of the home. The 32-year-old president of the book ...