Keskustakirjasto 2017

In the summer of 2013, the centre of Birmingham will experience a change when the Library of Birmingham is ready. The new central library will become the city’s centre for culture and information. It will integrate into the famous adjoining theatre called Birmingham Repertory Theatre (The REP). The plan is for the library and theatre to work together so that they can offer audiences new and exciting events. The Library of Birmingham is the flagship for the major plans that will renew Birmingham over the next 20 years. The goal is to make the library the social heart of the city. Read more »

Alhóndiga Bilbao is a versatile event venue in Bilbao, Spain. It was designed by the French designer Philippe Starck together with Thibaut Mathieu. The building was opened to the public in 2010. The space is appointed a centre of culture and leisure. It has five floors above ground and two underground. Alhóndiga Bilbao includes a cinema, sports centre, auditorium, restaurant, library, exhibition facilities and shops. Read more »

The centre of Denmark’s second-largest city, Aarhus, will see the rise of an ultramodern, stylish construction project: Urban Mediaspace Aarhus. The building will be located right by the river, surrounded by the most important buildings in the city centre. The goal is to make it the city’s heart of knowledge and culture – a permanent icon for Aarhus for up to a thousand years!

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The Village of Joy online entertainment magazine has listed the 50 strangest and most peculiar buildings in the world – and three bizarre libraries made the list. No, the Helsinki Central Library is not one of the shortlisted freaky buildings. Instead, the high-ranking strange sights come from Kansas and San Diego in the US and Minsk in Belarus.

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