Mark Kaufman of GTM Architects in Bethesda, Maryland, said a contemporary library shouldn’t be overly ornate. “It doesn’t use heavy crown and wood profiles to create emphasis,” he said.

Architecture; Library architecture and design: a worldwide guide. Modern library architecture and design is an evolving craft as technology changes the dynamics of space, yet we will always crave the ...

The first book-length look at modern architecture on the Princeton University campus has been produced by a local author. "Princeton Modern: Highlights of Campus Architecture from the 1960s to the ...

Architecture critic Mark Lamster says at Dallas’ Vickery Park Branch Library, the answer is thoughtful modern design.

While the New York Public Library is reconsidering their architecture through a luminous, yet radical, Norman Foster proposal that would modernize the Schwarzman Building and reconfigure its ...

Befitting the estate’s French-Eclectic inspired modern architecture, this library is tastefully grand without going overboard. Upper level. Robert Stevens. Lower level. Robert Stevens ...

Only by planting that seed in future generations would modern architecture stand a chance of succeeding. ... Cite: "Mies Memorial Library: Architecture Competition for Students" 15 Oct 2021.

Crossett Library Bennington College. Opening in 1959, Crossett Library is another fine representative of mid-century modern design. With Crossett, Italian-born architect Pietro Belluschi (working ...

Rafael Guastavino Sr. (right) stands atop a newly erected arch as the Boston Public Library's McKim Building was being constructed in 1889. (Courtesy of the Boston Public Library) The old wing of ...

The American Institute of Architects in 2012 listed Columbus sixth in its ranking of most architecturally important cities in the U.S. – behind Chicago, New York, Boston, San Francisco and ...