5. September - October 2010
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INTERNATIONAL<br />
Credits/ Photos: Nils Petter Dale and<br />
Gerhard Zugmann<br />
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria<br />
Snøhetta AS<br />
The task was to build one of the biggest libraries in the world, and<br />
to revitalise the idea of the ancient library of Alexandria. The project<br />
emphasises a simple geometry inspired by the philosophers of<br />
antiquity. The main building, the library, has a circular plan. The<br />
external wall is clad in carved stone. The roof plane cuts a circular<br />
section through the elliptical volume, the cut inclined in relation to<br />
the horizon. The library complex also includes cultural facilities, a<br />
small school and a planetarium located on the main plaza.<br />
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<strong>September</strong>-<strong>October</strong> <strong>2010</strong>
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