- Sunderland's Culture House
- In October 2020, Sunderland City Council published the Riverside Sunderland Masterplan, which sets out a strategy for the regeneration.
- 25 Jan 2021
2021 News
Designing Libraries News Archive 2021
- Library, whale or ocean liner?
- Pinghe Bibliotheater is a combined library and theatre designed by Open Architecture for an international school in Shanghai.
- 02 Feb 2021
- Meeting spaces in libraries
- Bristol is among several library authorities that have recently installed private meeting pods in libraries.
- 30 Aug 2021
- Discover a wonderland
- The new children's library for Gutersloh City Library in North Rhine-Westphalia is a wonderland behind the shelves.
- 27 Aug 2021
- Berlin's library and testimony archive
- The new Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation in Berlin is a symbol for memory and commemoration.
- 29 Jun 2021
- The restoration of Norbury Library
- Part of Croydon Council's Library Transformation Programme, this 1930s locally listed library has been beautifully restored by Bisset Adams.
- 18 Jun 2021
- New space for University of Birmingham
- The University of Birmingham Dubai has appointed Ecospace to help create an easy-to-use library space for students at its new campus, to open Autumn 2021.
- 10 Jun 2021
- A natural library
- Zheshui Natural Library, which is integrated into the natural landscape, has won the annual Design Educates Award for architectural design.
- 05 May 2021
- Designing a new heart for a small city
- Kirkkonummi is a small town near Helsinki built around a medieval stone church. JKMM Architects has transformed the old city library facing the church.
- 23 Apr 2021
- Library design matters
- The IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section has embarked on a series of webinets to stimulate ideas about new approaches to library design.
- 05 Apr 2021
- Doncaster's new library opens virtually
- Doncaster's new Danum Gallery, Library and Museum (DGLAM) has opened a virtual tour for visitors. It can be accessed from the link on this page.
- 25 Mar 2021
- The Nest in Bexley
- Construction of 'The Nest' is currently underway as part of the major redevelopment of the former Tavey Bridge residential area.
- 24 Mar 2021
- New school library in an apple orchard
- The London office of architects Woods Bagot has just completed the new library for St Mary's Calne School, incorporating the adjacent apple orchard.
- 16 Feb 2021
- Australian Library Design Award winners
- The winners of the Australian Library Design Awards were announced at the March 2021 Changing Spaces Library Design Conference.
- 22 Mar 2021