The design studio Txell Gràcia designed a clever signage system for the Vicente Aleixandre library. They used some of the elements from the library’s visual identity and transformed a blank space into something colorful and inviting. The angles, used in the logo, become an interesting and useful part of the environmental treatment.
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In the last 20 years, the Plainsboro Public Library has outgrown its building’s capacity by pioneering itself as the nucleus of community activities. Nearly 85 percent of Plainsboro’s ethnically diverse and rapidly growing community possess a library card. To accommodate this growth, the Library selected BKSK Architects to design a new building that would allow the library to double its size, as well as provide a unique venue for its established roster of community-based programs.
Nearly ten years ago, Pentagram was asked to contribute to a visionary effort by the wonderful (and design-conscious) Robin Hood Foundation: an initiative to build new school libraries in elementary schools throughout the five boroughs of New York City.
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“We started by wondering: “What is the future of the library in the home of Microsoft?”
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Designed by FJMT Architects and the City of Sydney, the new Surry Hills Library and Community Centre is an eco-sustainable building with the highest efficiency rating of any government building in Australia.
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