French national library

tvk and carmody groarke win the international competition for the bnf's new conservation center and national press conservatory.

Image 25 of 35 from gallery of AD Classics: National Library of France / Dominique Perrault Architecture. Photograph by Davide Galli

Image 9 of 35 from gallery of AD Classics: National Library of France / Dominique Perrault Architecture. Photograph by Yuri Palmin

The National Library of France (the Bibliotèque nationale de France – BnF) is the biggest French library and also one of the most important libraries in the world. This library, which has for a mission to keep all the books and documents published in France, has its origins in the French royal library founded in 1368. The activities of this National Library are spread over seven different places, but the main site is the François Mitterrand Library. Situated on the left bank of the River…

Week 8: Restoration is a way to force a new take on a space. We all have preconceived ideas of how a library or a school should look. For restoration its not about norms but about whether a certain space could fit the needs of a different space. Through this, unconventional spaces can emerge that influence design in the future and move the norm. #iiturbansim

Image 15 of 35 from gallery of AD Classics: National Library of France / Dominique Perrault Architecture. Photograph by Dominique Perrault Architecture

Chemical thought to be in emerald green covers of four 19th-century books identified by Poison Book Project

✨Welcome to French National Assembly Library in Paris, France! . . . . #libraries #librariesofinstagram #bookstagram #bookish #bookaddict #bibliophile...