Author Archives: Oriel Prizeman

Library’s across the world and through the ages are looked at in these two books: The Library: A World History and Contemporary Library Architecture: A Planning and Design Guide

Beyond the flamboyance of its facade, Birmingham’s ambitious new public library is a model of enlightened collaboration between architect and client

The short shelf life of this Dutch library’s collection enabled MVRDV to turn the spines out to face the town and invite in its inhabitants

Boldly plundering historical sources, this new library in Stuttgart is both rich in allusion and full of surprises

In this piece from November 2011, Oriel Prizeman examines six recent public library projects in the first of a major new quarterly series on typology

Oriel Prizeman examines six recent libraries in the first of a new quarterly series on typology

Oriel Prizeman examines six recent libraries in the first of a new quarterly series on typology

Oriel Prizeman examines six recent libraries in the first of a new quarterly series on typology

Oriel Prizeman examines six recent libraries in the first of a new quarterly series on typology

Oriel Prizeman examines six recent libraries in the first of a new quarterly series on typology