- Inspiration library for women
- Architect Masayoshi Nakanishi has created a library with curving seating areas, which is aimed exclusively at women in Japan.
Better by design
Online profiles of individual library design projects selected by Designing Libraries, with examples of design innovation from libraries around the world.
University of Aberdeen Library: Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Online links
- Visit Liyuan library made of sticks
- Li Xiaodong, a prize-winning architect, was inspired by the branches of local fruit trees, which he used to cover the Liyuan library's roof and exterior walls.
- Technical University, Delft
- The library of Delft Technical University is the central library of the Netherlands, but also the technical library of the Netherlands, linked by the latest electronic devices to libraries all over the world.
- The book mountain and library quarter in Spijkenisse
- The Spijkenisse Book Mountain, close to Rotterdam's dockland, invites readers to climb a 480 metre route lined with bookshelves.
- The Hive, Worcester
- The UK's first fully integrated University and Public library opened July 2012. This is the archive site for the history of its development.
- University of Indonesia Central Library
- From stone tablet to landform to library...
- Newcastle City Library on flickr
- Multiple image gallery of an inspiring library.
- Alan Gilbert Learning Commons, University of Manchester
- Profile of the architectural project and the interior design, from Sheppard Robson.
- Newburyport Public Library
- Our favourite stand-alone public library website for design and usability.