Bibliophiles can take pleasure in looking through Dezeen's pick of the best libraries, including one in the Netherlands that occupies an old locomotive shed, and another in China that resembles an eye.
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Photo by Ossip van Duivenbode
Tianjin Binhai Public Library, China, by MVRDV
MVRDV constructed the interiors of this public library in Tianjin to look like a huge eye staring out through the building's glass facade ? a spherical auditorium forms the pupil, while staggered floor-to-ceiling shelving creates the curved shape of the socket.
The sinuous bookshelves double up as a place where visitors can sit and read, or observe others across the cavernous room.
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Photo by Stijn Bollaert
LocHal, Netherlands, by Civic Architects
Set inside a former locomotive shed in Tilburg, this library is dominated by towering riveted columns and tall glass windows.
Its vast entrance hall has been arranged much like a city's public square, complete with a coffee kiosk, communal tables, and a broad set of steps where visitors can sit and read or spectate events.
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Photo by Li Xiaodong
Liyuan Library, China, by Li Xiaodong
The modest Liyuan Library is situated in a small village on the rural outskirts of Beijing, and is designed to be a "setting of quiet contemplation".
Although the building's shell is entirely glazed, hundreds of locally sourced wooden sticks have been...