library design
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A living laboratory at school
At Kilvington Grammar, ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects (CHC) has converted an old single-storey library into three levels of flexible, collaborative learning spaces.
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A new chapter: Buchan’s vision for community-centric design at Biyal-a Library
Buchan has rewritten the rules on how to design a library, overhauling the traditional interiors and meagre façade, with their iteration of the Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library.
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Welsh + Major design New Seven Hills Community Hub
Award-winning architects Welsh + Major have unveiled the design for the upcoming Seven Hills Community Hub, a $35.8 million project by Blacktown City Council.
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Story-telling in one of Australia’s largest public libraries
Yellamundie Library by fjcstudio in Liverpool, Western Sydney features an extensive array of options for community use, as well as a striking façade design.
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Renewing a place of knowledge: TZG at the Art Gallery of NSW
Providing increased amenity and a place to linger for every visitor, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer (TZG) has created a magnificent interior for the relocated and enlarged Art Gallery of New South Wales Library.
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Zikawei Library by Wutopia Lab draws inspiration from Chinese trousseau box
Wutopia Lab transforms an abandoned building in Shanghai into a public library for the community.
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<strong>Pingtan Book House by Condition_Lab is no ordinary children’s library</strong>
Condition_Lab pays homage to indigenous architectural vernacular with Pingtan Book House, a village library located in Hunan, China that reinstates a sense of cultural identity while evoking wonder and play amongst its young inhabitants.
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Choa Chu Kang Public Library offers a multi-dimensional experience for the community
Purposefully designed by The Afternaut, the rejuvenated Choa Chu Kang Public Library is more than a place to read and borrow books with various thoughtfully designed experiential zones for active learning.
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Back to nature: the new Student Hub at UNSW celebrates all things green
The Paddington Library and Nucleus: Student Hub at UNSW draws inspiration from nature to create an inspiring space for learning – and features a suitably green material palette, including Milliken carpet tiles and LVT.
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Read and learn: rugs for libraries and education settings
In collaboration with Designer Rugs, we explore the role of flooring in well designed educational projects and the benefits of specifying rugs in school, library or university projects.
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What contemporary library design looks like at its best
Libraries as newly reimagined hubs of technology and activity continue to grow in both scale and scope, with architects and designers responding to impress.
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Creating A Village Square: Green Square Library
Tipped to become Australia’s most densely populated precinct, Sydney’s Green Square required a truly memorable gesture for its community hub. The Library and Plaza redefines the meaning of architectural literacy with its incredibly visual and graphic structures. And it also happened to snag INDE Gold in The Learning Space category, partnered with Living Edge.
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Creating a village square: Green Square Library
Tipped to become Australia’s most densely populated precinct, Sydney’s Green Square required a truly memorable gesture for its community hub. The Library and Plaza redefines the meaning of architectural literacy with its incredibly visual and graphic structures. And it also happened to snag INDE Gold in The Learning Space category, partnered with Living Edge.
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A futuristic library upgrade = INDE.Awards gold
As the 2019 INDE.Awards entries get ready to close, we take a look back at a colourful and futuristic library refurbishment that received an Honourable Mention for The Learning Space at the 2018 INDE.Awards.
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Bringing the local back to a library: Cobram Library by CohenLeigh Architects
Traditionally libraries have been a civic heart, a place that welcomes people of all backgrounds. For Cobram Library and Learning Centre, CohenLeigh set about bringing community back.
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Playing With Shapes: Elevating a Children’s Library
How do spaces for children differ from spaces for adults? Muxin Studio creates a cosy children’s library in Shanghai where fused spaces are comfortably scaled for little ones and choreographed to suit learning and play, introverted and extroverted activities.