On our third day in Birmingham, I visited the Central Library of the Birmingham Public Library system. I wandered aimlessly for a bit and found my way upstairs toward the children’s section.

After five long years, the stunning £188.8 million Library of Birmingham will officially open its doors to the public on Tuesday, September 3.

Dutch architects Mecanoo have unveiled their design for the new library in Birmingham, England. Library of Birmingham will be built on Centenary Square and is due to open in 2013. Renderings above ...

As the new £188m Library of Birmingham prepares to open, hundreds of people have tested the building - what do they make of it?

Completed in 2013 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Images by Christian Richters. Palazzos Centenary Square, the largest public square in the heart of Birmingham, currently lacks cohesion or a ...

Dutch firm Mecanoo’s latest civic building represents a new era in library design. The new Library of Birmingham in the UK replaces the former James Hardin–designed central library, a ...

ARCHITECT John Madin, the man who designed Central Library, has attacked its £193 million replacement as a waste of money and not fit for purpose.

The landmark new £190 million Library of Birmingham is up for architecture’s top prize against the likes of London’s Shard and the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park. The prestigious Royal ...

As the new £188m Library of Birmingham prepares to open, hundreds of people have tested the building - what do they make of it?