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Library Building Designs
Major Modern Architectural Developments from around the world. Contemporary Built Environment
post updated 21 January 2026
e-architect Editors select what we feel are the key examples of Library Building Designs.
We cover completed buildings, new building designs and architecture competitions across the world. The focus is on contemporary library buildings.
We have 3 pages of Library Architecture selections.
Library Architecture Designs
Library Buildings : news + key projects
Library Building Designs : A-K (this page)
Library Architecture : L-Z
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New Library Building Designs
Key Library Building Projects, alphabetical:
Aarhus Library Building, Denmark
Design: schmidt hammer lassen architects
picture from architect firm
Abbeyleix Library, Ireland
Design: DeBlacam & Meagher
photograph : Peter Cook
Abbeyleix Library
Avondale Heights Library, Melbourne, Australia
Design: H2o architects, Collingwood
photograph : Trevor Mein – Mein Photo
Melbourne Library Building
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt
Design: Snohetta Architecture
photo from Snøhetta Architects
Alexandria Library Building
Biblioteca a la placa Lesseps, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Design: Josep Llinás, Architect
image © Adrian Welch
Lesseps Library building, Barcelona
Biblioteca Central UAEM, Morelos, Mexico
Design: REC Arquitectura Y Construccion
image from architects
Biblioteca Central UAEM, Cuernavaca
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
Design: Dominique Perrault Architects
photograph © Georges Fessy / DPA / ADAGP
Bibliothèque Nationale François Mitterand
Birmingham Library : Architecture Contest, West Midlands, central England, UK
Design: Mecanoo Architecten
picture from BQ
Birmingham Library building
British Library building, London, southeast England, UK
Design: Colin St John Wilson Architect
photo © Adrian Welch
British Library Building
City Library Helmond, The Netherlands
Design: Bolles+Wilson
picture : Christian Richters
City Library Helmond
Czech National Library, Czech Republic
Design: Future Systems Architects
picture from architect
Czech National Library – design competition
Deichman Library, Norway
Atelier Oslo / LundHagem Architects
Atelier Oslo Architects / LundHagem Architects
Deichman Library Architecture Competition
Enfield Town Library, London, England, UK
Shepheard Epstein Hunter
photo : Peter Durant
Enfield Library Building
Fribourg Library Building, Switzerland
Atelier Kempe Thill
picture from architect
Fribourg Library Design
Halmstad Library, Sweden
schmidt hammer lassen
building image © Adam Mørk
Halmstad Library building
The Hive, Worcester, England, UK
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
photo © Hufton & Crow
Library Building Worcester
Hockessin Public Library, Delaware, USA
Design: ikon.5 architects
photo © James D’Addio
Hockessin Library Building
Hollola Library, Finland
Arkkitehdit NRT
image from architect
Hollola Library
John Rylands Library, Manchester, England
Basil Champneys Architect
building photo © Adrian Welch
John Rylands Library
José Vasconcelos Library, Mexico City
Pascal Arquitectos
image from Pascal Arquitectos
Jose Vasconcelos Public Library design
King Abdulaziz Center, Saudi Arabia
Snøhetta
image : MIR
King Abdulaziz Library : design proposal
Kirkwood Public Library, Delaware, USA
Design: ikon.5 architects
photo © James D’Addio
Kirkwood Library Building
More modern buildings + architecture projects online soon.
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Library Buildings – No Images
Key New Library Architecture – A-K, alphabetical:
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
1868
Henri Labrouste
Birchfield Library, Birmingham, England
2007-
Cottrell & Vermeulen Architects
Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge, UK
1934
Giles Gilbert Scott
Centennial Hills Library, Las Vegas, Nevada. USA
2009
URS Corporation
Chongqing Library, Chongqing, China
2007
Perkins Eastman
Fuencarral public library, Spain
1998
Andrés Perea Ortega
Irvine Science Library, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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James Stirling Michael Wilford and Associates Ltd with IBI Group
More architecture projects online soon.
Peckham Library : Stirling Prize winner 2000
Website: Advocates Library Edinburgh
National Library of Scotland building
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Architecture Design
Contemporary Building Designs – recent architectural selection from e-architect below:
Comments / photos for the Contemporary Library Architecture Designs page welcome.