Dutch studio Mecanoo has completed Europe's largest public library in Birmingham, England, with a sunken amphitheatre, rooftop gardens and a shimmering facade clad with interlocking metal rings. Sandwiched between a 1930s building and a 1960s theatre, the new Library of Birmingham fronts one of three piazzas that comprises Centenary Square. The building is made up of a stack of four rectangular volumes, which are staggered to create various canopies and terraces.
| Image Details: | |
| Image File: | CRIC-4317-0053 |
| Caption: | Library of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Architect: Mecanoo Architecten, 2013. Front elevation with railing of sunken courtyard. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | No |
| Dimensions in PX: | 3547 x 4729 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 10/08/2013 |
| Restriction: | No Restriction |
| Credit: | Christian Richters/VIEW |
| Building Details: | |
| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | Library of Birmingham |
| Headline: | Library of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Architect: Mecanoo Architecten, 2013. |
| City: | Birmingham |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Architect: | Mecanoo Architecten |
| Architect Website: | www.mecanoo.nl |
| Category: | Public And Government |
| Building Type: | Library Media Centre |
| Year of Completion: | 2013 |
| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | Dutch studio Mecanoo has completed Europe's largest public library in Birmingham, England, with a sunken amphitheatre, rooftop gardens and a shimmering facade clad with interlocking metal rings. Sandwiched between a 1930s building and a 1960s theatre, the new Library of Birmingham fronts one of three piazzas that comprises Centenary Square. The building is made up of a stack of four rectangular volumes, which are staggered to create various canopies and terraces. |
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| Orientation: | V |
| Type: | Library Media Centre |
| B/W or Colour: | Colour |
| Number of People: | 6-10 people |
| Technique: | Full Frame |
| People Incidental: | No |
| Point of View: | General view |
| Time of Day: | Day |
| Interior or Exterior: | Exterior |
| Photographer: | Christian Richters |
| Source File Name: | CRIC-4317-0053.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |