Joan Maragall Library by BCQ Arquitectura Barcelona

BARCELONA – Sant Gervasi is a pleasant, but densely inhabited neighbourhood in western Barcelona. When the city council decided to expand its 40-strong network of public libraries, the local outfit BCQ Arquitectura Barcelona won the competition by
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