Tianjin Binhai Public Library: Dutch firm MVRDV has built a public library, designed in collaboration with the Tianjin urban planning and design institute (TUPDI). That looks like a huge 3D eyeball, as part of a new cultural district in Tianjin, China. The atrium of the Tianjin Binhai Public Library is deliberately designed to look like […]
Barack Obama Presidential Center in Honolulu, Hawaii including architects Snøhetta and Allied Works, have developed designs for Hawaii’s bid to host Barack Obama presidential center library. According to the Kumulipo, a native Hawaiian creation chant, life begins with ‘āko‘ako‘a, a single coral polyp which over time creates the land and all life that inhabits it. […]
SPIRAL OF KNOWLEDGE – A Media Library at Dalarna by ADEPT is a reinterpretation of the library. A multi-functional event and knowledge center, targeting students and teachers as well as the local community. Dalarna Media Arena matches a new library culture, staging a wealth of opportunities for events and inspiration. The library and plaza at […]
Regenerative Design of Barack Obama Presidential Library for Bronzeville. Chicago is based on the 1909 Burnham Plan. Chicago’s strong urban grid and appropriately scaled. streets provide seamless connections among neighborhoods, parks and Lake Michigan. The former Michael Reese Hospital campus in Bronzeville. however, currently creates a barrier between Bronzeville and the lakefront. The design proposal gives […]