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Tianjin Binhai Library / Yan Zhao
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Tianjin Binhai Library
LocationGainesville, United States
PhotographerYan Zhao
This library was designed by the Rotterdam-based architectural firm MVRDV along with the Tianjin Urban Planning and Design Institute (TUPDI), a group of local architects. It features floor-to-ceiling, terraced bookshelves able to hold 1.2 million books, and a large luminous sphere in the center that serves as an auditorium with a capacity of 110 people. The uniquely curved shelve lines present a futuristic vision.