0Places To ReadThe world’s top architects are reinventing the library. From Rem Koolhaas’ futuristic Seattle masterpiece to Norman Foster’s Berlin dome, view our gallery of the hippest homes for books.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 10:41AM EDT / Published Jan. 30, 2009 5:43AM EST Clive Tompsett / Muungano Book Bus, SwedenClive Tompsett / Muungano Book Bus, SwedenClive Tompsett / Muungano Free University Library, BerlinCourtesy of Foster + Partners Free University Library, BerlinRudi Meisel / Foster + Partners Seattle Public Library, WACourtesy of The Seattle Public Library Seattle Public Library, WACourtesy of The Seattle Public Library Phoenix Central Library, AZCourtesy of Will Bruder + Partners Phoenix Central Library, AZCourtesy of Will Bruder + Partners Peckham Library, UKCourtesy of Alsop Architects Fleet Library, RISDJohn Horner / RISD SelexyzDominicanen Bookstore, The Netherlands University of Economics and Business Library, ViennaCourtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects Amsterdam Public LibraryOlaf Kraak, AFP / Getty Images Ballard Library, WA
Book Bus, SwedenClive Tompsett / Muungano Book Bus, SwedenClive Tompsett / Muungano Free University Library, BerlinCourtesy of Foster + Partners Free University Library, BerlinRudi Meisel / Foster + Partners Seattle Public Library, WACourtesy of The Seattle Public Library Seattle Public Library, WACourtesy of The Seattle Public Library Phoenix Central Library, AZCourtesy of Will Bruder + Partners Phoenix Central Library, AZCourtesy of Will Bruder + Partners Peckham Library, UKCourtesy of Alsop Architects Fleet Library, RISDJohn Horner / RISD SelexyzDominicanen Bookstore, The Netherlands University of Economics and Business Library, ViennaCourtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects Amsterdam Public LibraryOlaf Kraak, AFP / Getty Images Ballard Library, WA