Bibliothèque du Centre Médical Universitaire, Genève.
The first 4 stages of the massive Geneva university hospital project were designed by Addor & Julliard in 1958. Construction lasted between 1973 and 1987, with occupation starting in 1982.
The medical library pictured here was among this first wave of construction. After a long hiatus due to government spending freezes, the project finally ended in 2016.
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BU Schuman, Aix-en-Provence, France.
The development of the university campus in Aix was interrupted by WWII. When work resumed in the 1950s, the Spanish Revival style of the earlier buildings made way to a modern campus designed by René Egger.
For the law library completed in 1954, architect Fernand Pouillon sought to blend the two styles.
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Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
Designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and completed in 1963, this library has outer walls of thin translucent marble panels. A second glass skin encloses the climate-controlled "jewel box" where the documents are stored.
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Cardiff Central Library, Wales.
Designed by BDP Architects and opened in 2009, this is the fourth central library building in Cardiff. It sits on the southern end of The Hayes, the open market plaza in the city centre. On the opposite end is the 19th century Old Library, now a museum.
The artwork in front of it is "Alliance" by Jean-Bernard Métais.
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Philologische Bibliothek, Freie Universität Berlin.
Sometimes nicknamed "the Brain", this highly photogenic library was added by Norman Foster in 2005 as part of the renovation of the 1973 "Rostlaube" campus.
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Medienhaus am See, Friedrichshafen.
For #FensterFreitag, here's the view from this public library on the shore of the Bodensee (Lake Constance). This building was once the headquarters of the Kreissparkasse bank, converted into library, theatre and shops in 2006.
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Þjóðarbókhlaðan, Reykjavík.
The National and University Library of Iceland was designed by Manfreð Vilhjálmsson and Þorvaldur S. Þorvaldsson.
Work on the new library started in 1978. But a series of events, starting with the oil crisis of 1973, caused massive delays. The building finally opened in 1994, the year of the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Iceland.
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Bibliothèque des Dominicains, Colmar, France.
The Dominican convent of Colmar was first built around 1300 but most of the current buildings date from the mid 18th century. Following the Revolution, it served as Gendarmerie then teacher's college before becoming the municipal library in 1951. Now it is a research and study library.
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Dana Porter Library, University of Waterloo, Ontario.
This library is named after the university's first chancellor and former Chief Justice Dana Porter. It is also known as the "sugar cube" because of its shape. It was designed by Shore and Moffat, and Partners and completed in 1965. The three upper floors were added in 1970.
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Bibliothèque Uni-Mail, Genève.
The enormous Uni Mail campus for the University of Geneva was built in two phases between 1988 and 1999. Its size and organisation around a series of square courtyards earned it a long-lasting urban legend that it was originally planned as a prison...
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Zweigbibliothek Theologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Thanks to a generous atrium that channels light from above, architects Assmann & Salomon were able to create a bright and welcoming library on a small footprint. Among the largest research libraries on theology in Germany, it holds over 350,000 volumes. The current building opened in 2007.
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Class of 1945 Library, New Hampshire.
One of my all-time favourites, here's Louis Kahn's fantastic library for the Phillips Exeter Academy, completed in 1971.
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Biblioteca Central UNAM, Mexico City.
The Central Library of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) was built by Juan O'Gorman in 1956.
To create the impressive mosaic that covers all faces of the book stack tower, O'Gorman collected 150 varieties of stone in 12 colours from all around Mexico. With an area of 16'000m² it is the largest mosaic in the world.
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BME-OMIKK, Budapest.
At the back of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) on the banks of the Danube is the Neogothic pavillon added by architecture professor Samu Pecz in 1909 for the university library. Its reading room is among the most photogenic in the city!
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Westmount Public Library Conservatory.
The English-speaking Montreal enclave of Westmount was among the first municipalities in Canada to establish a public library in 1899.
In 1927, an elegant conservatory, or palmhouse, was built to connect the library with neighbouring Victoria Hall. Open to patrons, it offers a lush reading space in all seasons!
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Stadtbibliothek Rapperswil-Jona.
Since 1990, the former Geberit sanitary equipment factory in Rapperswil, Switzerland is used as an arts and community centre. It was transformed and renovated in 2014 and now includes the town's public library as well.
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Library of Birmingham.
The new central library of Birmingham was designed by the Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo and opened in September of 2013. It replaced John Madin's iconic Brutalist Central Library, which was later demolished.
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Hochschulbibliothek Aalen, Germany.
I'm not sure if this balcony scene qualifies for #FensterFreitag but now that spring temperatures have finally reached me, this inspired me. Plus, there are windows and it's in Germany, so there.
The library of the university of applied sciences in Aalen was built by MGF Architekten in 2006.
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City Centre Library, Surrey, British Columbia.
The futuristic Surrey City Centre Library was designed by Bing Thom Architects and completed in 2011 as part of an ambitious plan to revitalize the area.
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