America's 250th anniversary not only celebrated the country's independence over the weekend, but also saw the opening of the ...

Welcome to the 2023 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries that address patron needs in exciting and effective ways. This year’s selections ...

Welcome to the 2024 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries throughout North America. Like the profession itself, library facilities are in a ...

In a December public meeting, library officials in a Portland, Oregon suburb revealed renderings for a new library designed by Adjaye Associates and Holst Architecture. In addition to the stacks, the ...

For more than a century, New Canaan’s public library has been a centerpiece of the bucolic—and affluent—western Connecticut town. Originally built in 1913, the library building was bordered by ...

Reading Room: New and Reimagined Libraries of the American West, by Lara Swimmer (photography) and Laura Raskin (words). Forward by Marcellus Turner. Artifice Press, 208 pages, $34.95, click to ...

Opening July 4, the Snøhetta-designed building in North Dakota is designed to nearly disappear into the prairie.

In East New York, Brooklyn, Remembrance Plaza continues reconciliation with connection to an African American Burial Ground, and soon a new library. (Courtesy MASS Design Group and Marble Fairbanks ...

Back in 2017, Chiangmai Life Architects skilfully used bamboo to create a breezy sports hall at the Panyaden International School in Thailand. The firm has now returned to the same school to add an ...

Norman Pfeiffer, an architect with a more than half-century-long devotion to projects in the L.A. public realm, died Aug. 23 at his home in Pacific Palisades. He was 82. “Norman is perhaps the ...

Towering over a low-income area of Chicago, and wrapped in a speech that’s hard to decipher, this controversial monolith feels like a menacing sci-fi HQ. Is it a monument – or a mausoleum?

Real-time rendering is not merely a technological advancement; it’s a game changer for architects seeking speed, efficiency and collaboration. In traditional workflows, rendering could be a ...