Library
Library as Infrastructure
Places Journal
Reading room, social service center, innovation lab. How far can we stretch the public library?
Print and Pixel
Places Journal
On the challenges of sustaining ambitious journalism and serious literature in the digital era.
The Library of Babel
Places Journal
The space is infinite, the rooms are hexagons, the staircases are hexagons — and the story is terrifying.
Public Library: An American Commons
Places Journal
A photo survey of public libraries across the United States, recognizing their vital role in our communities.
Seattle Central Library: Civic Architecture in the Age of Media
Places Journal
In the Seattle Public Library, Rem Koolhaas and OMA work to transform architecture into media interface.