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 ...

American Libraries is now accepting submissions for the 2022 Library Design Showcase, our annual feature celebrating new and newly renovated libraries of all types. The showcase will appear in the ...

The National Library of Kosovo is as iconic as it is controversial. Designed by Croatian architect Andrija Mutnjaković in 1982, the library comprises large concrete blocks, each topped with 99 white ...

When “Freespace” was chosen as the the theme of this year’s Architecture Biennale, commissioner Hanna Harris, director of ArchInfo Finland, saw an opportunity. She had already been contemplating the ...

Craig Dykers, a founding partner of Snøhetta, likes to joke that his architecture firm and the Canadian practice DIALOG won the 2013 competition for the new $183 million Central Library in Calgary, ...

Note: All categories below except for 08 and 23 include multiple rankings for the sector: Top Architecture+AE Firms; Top Engineering+EA Firms; and Top Contractors+CM Firms. 01. Airport Terminals • Top ...

Libraries play a crucial role in the entire design verification and implementation flow (DVIF). Specifically for PA design verification and implementation, special design attributes are mandatory in ...