Library Keeps It Luster After Years With High Performance Products And Superior Design

FJMT, Macquarie University NWS Library, Akzo Nobel, Interpon D3000, Fluoromax
Categories Architecture
International architecture studio, Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (FJMT), designed the Macquarie University Library back in 2011. The architects describe the library as, “…an innovative welcoming and inspiring landmark building for the University. It represents a new generation of library design—full of dynamic, collaborative, open spaces for learning, challenging the traditional notion of a library as a quiet, storage facility for printed materials.”
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Architects Design Colorful Library With Affordable Housing On Top

Independence Library and Apartments, John Ronan Architects, James Florio
Categories Architecture
An intriguing building, the Independence Library and Apartments in Chicago serves a dual purpose. This “hybrid” design, as the designers at John Ronan Architects describe, combines a 16,000 square-foot library with 44 affordable apartments. The integration of the housing complex for senior citizens and the community library is part of a “co-location” building initiative bought about by the former mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel.
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Canadian Library Wows With Intricate Metal Composite And Glass Facade Enhanced With Lumiflon FEVE

Calgary Public Central Library, Snohetta, DIALOG, Canada, Photography by Snohetta
Categories Architecture, Featured
The new Central Library in Calgary was a collaborative project with architecture firms Snøhetta and DIALOG. As the architects at Snøhetta explain, “Calgary Public Library is one of the most actively used library systems in North America, where more than half of its residents are active cardholders, and accordingly, the new main branch was created for and inspired by its diverse inhabitants.”
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