Modern architecture is known for its sleek, streamlined design, but it’s also often been aptly characterized as being cold and sterile. In Perth, Australia’s Curtin University, one such building is ...

During its first full day of operation last month, the Kew Gardens Hills Library teemed with patrons. College students sporting large backpacks mixed with seniors scanning newspapers in the main ...

Charles Ward, an award-winning Tulsa architect who designed the city’s Central Library and other iconic structures, died Monday. He was 96. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a private family ...

Moshe Safdie agreed with Mayor David Bieter on at least one key element for a new main library in Boise: Safdie’s design should reflect the importance of the Boise River, whose banks run just south of ...

With communities across the nation facing compounding social, economic, and environmental challenges, architecture plays a significant role in shaping the collective's future. The built environment is ...

When a community needs a new library building, people frequently suggest converting existing—usually vacant—structures into a library. Converting nonlibrary spaces into libraries has much in common ...

The sparkling Calgary library recently celebrated its first anniversary as one of the most architecturally stunning libraries in the world. In fall 2019, Hunters Point Community Library opened in ...

APPLETON - Conceptual plans for the city's new $26.4 million public library show a curved, glass facade that is intended to integrate daylight and nature into the building. The library, 225 N. Oneida ...

Libraries, according to architect Andrew Berman, principal of Andrew Berman Architect, do not age gracefully. As technological innovations and transforming communities change the role of these public ...

Plans for a new Downtown Boise library call for a south-facing wall of glass overlooking the Boise River and Greenbelt. It anticipates the removal of The Cabin, a nearly 80-year-old building between ...

Toronto Public Library (TPL) has purchased a building at 339 Queen Street East, at the corner of Queen and Parliament, to ...