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Beijing Library – Beijing, China

Posted in Built by Cassandra Noble on September 25, 2025

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Building: Beijing Library
Location: Beijing, China
Completion: 2023
Architect: Snohetta
Developer: Snohetta, ECADI
Sustainability Lead: ECADI
MEP Engineer: ECADI
Civil Engineer: ECADI
Facade and BMU Engineer: Eckersley O’Callaghan, Meinhardt
Lighting Design: ECADI
Terracotta Manufacturer: LOPO
Main Contractor: China Railway Construction Engineering Group
Client: Beijing Planning and Natural Resource Bureau
Area: 75,000 m²
Address: China, Beijing, Tongzhou, Tonghu Ave, 76号院1 邮政编码: 101199

AE Interests: Is the world’s largest climatized reading space, and China’s largest load bearing glass system. Throughout 2024 they had almost 4 million visitors. The panels on the roof are meant to mimic ginkgo tree leaves, with the interior mirroring the course of the neighboring Tonghui river.

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