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How a monumental Beijing library is reimagining institutional design

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As part of an effort to transform Beijing’s largely undeveloped Tongzhou District into a cultural hub, Snøhetta Architects and ECADI designed the Beijing City Library. - Yumeng Zhu
A glass-lined façade invites nature into the reading space. - Yumeng Zhu
Tall slender columns mushroom into flat ceiling panels shaped like gingko leaves. - Yumeng Zhu

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Architect, Interior Design
Executive Architect, Engineer, Sustainability Engineer, Lighting Design
Client
Beijing Planning and Natural Resource Bureau
Floor Area
75,000 sqm

Inspired by its natural surroundings, the Beijing City Library’s monumental architecture helps to reestablish the library as a culturally and socially significant space.

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