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The building type architects consistently treat as a chance to argue about what public space should feel like.
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Biblioteca España
2007 · Contemporary
Rolex Learning Center
2010 · Contemporary
Viipuri Library
1935 · Functionalism
Leipzig City Library
1900 · Neo-Renaissance
Tama Art University Library
2007 · Contemporary
Dokk1
2015 · Contemporary
National Library of Malta
1796 · Neoclassical
David Sassoon Library and Reading Room
1870 · Gothic Revival
Rajabai Clock Tower
1878 · Gothic Revival
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
1963 · Modernism
Seattle Central Library
2004 · Deconstructivism
Fondation Martin Bodmer
2003 · Contemporary
Skara stifts- och landsbibliotek
1859 · Neo-Romanesque
Toronto Reference Library
1977 · Brutalism
Fisher Fine Arts Library
1891 · Neo-Romanesque
Bodleian Libraries New Bodleian
1940 · Modernism
State Library of Queensland
2006 · Brutalism
Vasconcelos Library
2006 · Contemporary
Sansovino Library
1588 · Renaissance
De Krook
2017 · Contemporary
Manchester Central Library
1934 · Beaux-Arts
Wissensturm
2007 · Contemporary
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