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Also referred to as Vyborg Library, Viipuri Library was designed by Alvar Aalto and completed in 1935. It is considered to be a masterpiece of International Modernism. Description, photographs and details of its restoration.
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One of the world's oldest and most famous libraries at Oxford University.
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History, architecture and use of over 100 libraries constructed between 1902 and 1921 from funding by Andrew Carnegie. Search by city, region, architectural style, or name of architect.
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An illustrated guide by Gerry Blaikie to the architecture and history of libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie in Scotland.
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A database of descriptions and images of recent UK public library building projects. A resource for sharing expertise and experience on library planning and design.
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An illustrated timeline of one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom, with its origins in the Middle Ages, but now housed in a building of the 1960s.
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Photographs, dates and discussions of a selection of the world's most outstanding library buildings from ancient to modern, with references.
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A seven-storey reinforced concrete structure built in 1969 at the McGill campus in Montreal and designed by Dobush, Stewart, and Bourke. Description and photographs.
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A factsheet on the Sumner Community Library, a Carnegie Library in the Tudor Revival style, which first opened in 1915 and was restored and expanded in 2004.
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The history of the library designed by architects Carrère and Hastings, and completed in 1911. The design is based on the innovative ideas of its director, Dr. John Shaw Billings.
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A brief history from its founding in 1882, with illustrations and links to further details. The 1924 buildings designed by Myron Hunt and H.C.Chambers were restored and renovated between 1984 and 1990.
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An essay by Jerry Fielden in 2001.
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Methodology for recording information on library buildings, including a bibliography. [PDF]
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Arcspace's page about the innovative design for the new Central Library by architect Rem Koolhass, with brief description and photographs.
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An environmentally friendly building opened in 2003 and winner of a supreme award for architecture at the NZIA awards. Designed by Architecture Warren and Mahoney. Links to photographs and further information about the building.
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Conference paper by Susie West on the absence of contextual information in the historiography of private libraries. [PDF]
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The architecture and construction of The Forum library in Norwich, designed by Hopkins Architects and completed in October 2001 on the site of the former Central Library which was destroyed by fire in 1994.
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The history of the library, widely recognized as one of the most beautiful library spaces in North America. Includes a link to a small photo gallery.
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The story of the library founded in 1900 by Emily Howe, with history and future plans.
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About the building, constructed in Boston in the neoclassical style between 1932 and 1934, and restored by Ann Beha Architects in 2002.
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A four-part detailed history of the origins and evolution of Australia's first free public Library.
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Describes the Domed Reading Room, a massive eight-sided polygon built in 1909, and the current renovation and construction project involving 22 buildings.
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Contemporary description and photographs from the April 1931 issue of the Yale Library Gazette.
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Subject of a limited competition won by architect James Stirling, the library building was completed in 1968 and awarded an RIBA Gold medal. Photographs and brief description.
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The Baroque library of the University of Coimbra, built in the 18th century. An illustrated description from the collaborative online encyclopedia.
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This huge modern library in Egypt designed by Norwegian architects Snøhetta, commemorates the famous ancient Library of Alexandria. An illustrated description from the collaborative online encyclopedia.
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An illustrated description with a link to a Wikimedia Commons thumbnail gallery of images of the new (1999) 'Black Diamond' library extension building designed by the Danish architects Schmidt, Hammer and Lassen.
