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Story-telling in one of Australia’s largest public libraries
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Story-telling in one of Australia’s largest public libraries

Yellamundie Library by fjcstudio in Liverpool, Western Sydney features an extensive array of options for community use, as well as a striking façade design.
Renewing a place of knowledge: TZG at the Art Gallery of NSW
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Renewing a place of knowledge: TZG at the Art Gallery of NSW

Providing increased amenity and a place to linger for every visitor, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer (TZG) has created a magnificent interior for the relocated and enlarged Art Gallery of New South Wales Library.
Zikawei Library by Wutopia Lab draws inspiration from Chinese trousseau box
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Zikawei Library by Wutopia Lab draws inspiration from Chinese trousseau box

Wutopia Lab transforms an abandoned building in Shanghai into a public library for the community.
<strong>Pingtan Book House by Condition_Lab is no ordinary children’s library</strong>
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Pingtan Book House by Condition_Lab is no ordinary children’s library

Condition_Lab pays homage to indigenous architectural vernacular with Pingtan Book House, a village library located in Hunan, China that reinstates a sense of cultural identity while evoking wonder and play amongst its young inhabitants.
Choa Chu Kang Public Library offers a multi-dimensional experience for the community
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Choa Chu Kang Public Library offers a multi-dimensional experience for the community

Purposefully designed by The Afternaut, the rejuvenated Choa Chu Kang Public Library is more than a place to read and borrow books with various thoughtfully designed experiential zones for active learning.
Back to nature: the new Student Hub at UNSW celebrates all things green
Indesign

Back to nature: the new Student Hub at UNSW celebrates all things green

The Paddington Library and Nucleus: Student Hub at UNSW draws inspiration from nature to create an inspiring space for learning – and features a suitably green material palette, including Milliken carpet tiles and LVT.
Read and learn: rugs for libraries and education settings
Indesign

Read and learn: rugs for libraries and education settings

In collaboration with Designer Rugs, we explore the role of flooring in well designed educational projects and the benefits of specifying rugs in school, library or university projects.
What contemporary library design looks like at its best
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What contemporary library design looks like at its best

Libraries as newly reimagined hubs of technology and activity continue to grow in both scale and scope, with architects and designers responding to impress.

Creating A Village Square: Green Square Library
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Creating A Village Square: Green Square Library

Tipped to become Australia’s most densely populated precinct, Sydney’s Green Square required a truly memorable gesture for its community hub. The Library and Plaza redefines the meaning of architectural literacy with its incredibly visual and graphic structures. And it also happened to snag INDE Gold in The Learning Space category, partnered with Living Edge.
Creating a village square: Green Square Library
Projects

Creating a village square: Green Square Library

Tipped to become Australia’s most densely populated precinct, Sydney’s Green Square required a truly memorable gesture for its community hub. The Library and Plaza redefines the meaning of architectural literacy with its incredibly visual and graphic structures. And it also happened to snag INDE Gold in The Learning Space category, partnered with Living Edge.
A futuristic library upgrade = INDE.Awards gold
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A futuristic library upgrade = INDE.Awards gold

As the 2019 INDE.Awards entries get ready to close, we take a look back at a colourful and futuristic library refurbishment that received an Honourable Mention for The Learning Space at the 2018 INDE.Awards.

Bringing the local back to a library: Cobram Library by CohenLeigh Architects
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Bringing the local back to a library: Cobram Library by CohenLeigh Architects

Traditionally libraries have been a civic heart, a place that welcomes people of all backgrounds. For Cobram Library and Learning Centre, CohenLeigh set about bringing community back.
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