A design to 'reinstate the library's relevance in the 21st century'

"International studio Snøhetta has completed Beijing City Library in China, a glass-lined building filled with towering tree-like columns and rooms disguised as hills."

"Its design is based on natural landscapes and prioritizes helping visitors to connect to the outside, enticing them away from their screens."

"The heart of Beijing City Library is Valley, a 16-metre-tall atrium filled with a series of hill-like mounds that are lined with tiered seating, stairs and bookshelves. A winding walkway runs through its centre." - Lizzie Crook

ARTICLE: Snøhetta Creates Library to Emulate Feeling of "Sitting Under a Tree"

A design to 'reinstate the library's relevance in the 21st century'

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