Libraries

The best libraries on Dezeen, including the angular concrete OMA-designed Qatar National Library in Doha and a library aimed exclusively at women in Japan.
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Studio Vapore creates storybook-inspired library for Beijing school
Studio Vapore has reimagined an elementary school library in Beijing.
Studio Vapore creates storybook-inspired library for Beijing school
Studio Vapore has reimagined an elementary school library in Beijing.
Studio Vapore creates storybook-inspired library for Beijing school
Studio Vapore has reimagined an elementary school library in Beijing.
Studio Vapore creates storybook-inspired library for Beijing school
Studio Vapore has reimagined an elementary school library in Beijing.
Studio Vapore creates storybook-inspired library for Beijing school
Studio Vapore has reimagined an elementary school library in Beijing.
Studio Vapore creates storybook-inspired library for Beijing school
Studio Vapore has reimagined an elementary school library in Beijing.
Studio Vapore creates storybook-inspired library for Beijing school
The modular, circular bookshelves create semi-private zones.
Studio Vapore creates storybook-inspired library for Beijing school
A temple hut with a cone-shaped roof rises above the bookshelves.
Studio Vapore creates storybook-inspired library for Beijing school
Studio Vapore has reimagined an elementary school library in Beijing.
Studio Empathy and Praxes design library at Korean Cultural Center
The tops and sides of the shelves are coloured in five bold hues.
Studio Empathy and Praxes design library at Korean Cultural Center
The shelves sit away from the building's glass walls so that visitors can circulate around the perimeter.
Studio Empathy and Praxes design library at Korean Cultural Center
The shelves are fabricated from plywood elements and joined to resemble traditional Korean architectural details.
Studio Empathy and Praxes design library at Korean Cultural Center
The library is arranged to from a central courtyard formed by bookshelves.
Snøhetta wraps Queens library in orange ombre glass covered with script
The ombre effect is a nod to sunsets of the area.
Snøhetta wraps Queens library in orange ombre glass covered with script
The facade features a mural by artist José Parlá.