2020 News

Designing Libraries News Archive 2020

Oslo's new library opens June 18
Oslo's new library opens June 18
Deichman Bjørvika, the new city library for Oslo, was originally due to open on March 28, but the COVID-19 situation made it impossible.
28 May 2020
New library and community park
In the City of Brampton, west of Toronto, the Springdale Library and Komagata Maru Park provides the suburban community with a new public library and park.
27 Apr 2020
Media library in a landscape
The new media library in Pelissanne, in the heart of Provence, is an interesting recent project designed by Dominique Coulon & Associes.
24 Apr 2020
FG completes Havana library project
FG Library & Learning were invited to design a new library within a refurbished space at the International School of Havana, Cuba.
12 Feb 2020
Ludinghausen: small but beautiful
In the small town of Ludinghausen, after ten months of renovation and a complete refurbishment, an ultra-modern and attractive library has been created.
09 Dec 2020
Designed to inspire
The Lammhults Design Group has this year completed two inspirational library interiors with their usual flair for contemporary library design.
08 Dec 2020
Winning proposal for Ibsen Library
Kengo Kuma & Associates' design proposal has been selected for the new Ibsen Library in Skien, Norway, Henrik Ibsen's birthplace.
03 Nov 2020
Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library
Adjaye Associates has published its designs for the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library which includes a learning centre, museum, gallery and event spaces.
26 Nov 2020
A bookshop in a paddy field
Architects TAO-Trace have created a bookshop from an abandoned house with three surviving rammed-earth walls in the village of Xiadi, in the Chinese province of Fujian.
02 Nov 2020
A library in rural Nepal
Following a period of voluntary work in the mountain region of Rasuwa in Nepal, a new library for children has now opened.
21 Oct 2020
The hospitable library of the future
The hospitable library of the future
Huis van Eemnes (The Netherlands) is a new culture house. It is an inspiring third place to meet, create and participate, where both organised and spontaneous activities take place.
08 Oct 2020
Optimising learning space
Birmingham City University (BCU) makes the most of agile and flexible working with LapSafe's largest installation of their self-service laptop loan lockers.
03 Sept 2020
The concrete wormhole library
MAD Architects have released images of the concrete library under construction in the coastal Hainan Province of China.
13 Aug 2020
Designing the online experience
How can a library catalogue online be designed differently? How do you build different ways of accessing the collection both for online and onsite experiences?
15 Jul 2020
BRAINSTORM will light up Oslo
BRAINSTORM will light up Oslo
The artwork BRAINSTORM by Lars Ramberg has taken three years to produce; a gigantic piece of conceptual art: over 400m of handmade glass tubing.
02 Jul 2020
Library Buildings in Europe
LIBER Architecture Group has redesigned and released its database of new libraries in Europe.
24 Jun 2020
The safe reopening of libraries
As libraries move towards reopening, where can we turn to for information and guidance on safe opening for both users and staff, when business as usual is not an option?
01 Jun 2020
The living room behind the bookshelves
The living room behind the bookshelves
The two story glass facade of the public library in Dornbirn, Austria, is a curtain layer containing 8,000 ceramic batons symbolising bookshelves.
28 Dec 2020
Landmark new library for Bristol
Landmark new library for Bristol
The University of Bristol has submitted a planning application for its landmark new library, which will transform the heart of its Clifton campus.
10 Feb 2020
Ottawa's new library revealed
Designs have been revealed for the new joint library and archives facility to be built in Ottawa, Canada.
25 Jan 2020