Beijing authorities have ordered one of the world’s most iconic libraries to suspend operations after its shelves were found to contain pirated books. Liyuan Library, a nonprofit organization in ...

News: Chinese architect Li Xiaodong has become the first recipient of the Moriyama Prize – a new award launched by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and architect Raymond Moriyama to rival ...

The building is fully glazed to allow the largest amount of daylight to enter, as the library has no power supply, which means there is no heating or air conditioning. To solve the problem, Li placed ...

Liyuan Library integrates architecture into the natural landscape using traditional Chinese architectural concepts. Rows of firewood are the first impression of Liyuan Library, which sits beside a ...

Buildings stand still. The connection to place is one thing that distinguishes architecture from the other arts. Yet today, if you’re interested in architecture, you may look at 10 new buildings in a ...

The Liyuan Library. Image Courtesy of RAIC / Li Xiaodong Studio The jury deliberated projects submitted from nine countries: Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, South Korea, the United ...

Deep in the heart of a valley surrounded by rocky hills, a wooden library sits just over a creek on the outskirts of Beijing, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. Every weekend, hundreds of bookworms ...

The architect Li Xiaodong completed the new Liyuan library – a building covered in firewood. The Liyuan library designed by the Chinese office of Li Xiaodong, situated in Jiaojiehe village in the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Jiaojiehe, China: Nestled among the shimmering chestnut, walnut and peach trees of a deep valley surrounded by craggy hills, the tiny ...