Welcome to the 2015 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries. These are shining examples of innovative architecture that address user needs in ...

Libraries have always been spaces for discovery. But in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been tasked with transforming themselves into places that allow users to physically distance while ...

A bookmobile designed by RIT students will soon roll into Rochester neighborhoods. Students in RIT’s School of Design spent the fall 2023 semester working with the Rochester Public Library (RPL) and ...

For just over a year, Google’s hardware design team has been working inside a new, highly classified design studio. Only a small fraction of Google’s employees are allowed inside this beautiful, ...

One would be hard-pressed to find a house without books. Besides providing the joys of reading, books are accessories that can personalize a room, dust a neutral space with color, and bring warmth and ...

Maya Lin’s design for Smith College’s Neilson Library is an innovative, contemporary structure that presents a compelling vision for the modern library while respecting the existing building’s ...

Bend homeowners who want to fast-track an accessory dwelling unit on their property now have the luxury of choice. The Bend Chamber of Commerce this week launched an online library of designs that ...

Where do patterns come from? While some might be computer-generated using the latest in image scanning and digital printing technologies, many more can be sourced to the Design Library–the world’s ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Missoula Public Library has been shortlisted for a Public Library of the Year award by the International Federation of Library Associations. The new building was constructed from ...

On the 26th floor, Library180 at a WSA building in the Financial District. Photo: Courtesy Library 180 Plenty has been written about New York City’s resurgence in genre bookshops — there’s Love and ...

Google introduced the Material Design guidelines for Android developers, but, initially, neglected to provide some of the new widgets and elements. At I/O 2015, however, the Android Design Support ...