In China, a library has been opened, designed by the Dutch bureau MVRDV.

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The Tianjin Binhai Library’s library room resembles the human eye: in the center is a “pupil” sphere, surrounded by curved bookshelves and eyelid-shaped benches. The sphere is trimmed with mirror panels and reflects everything around you, inside it are the audience. Shelves, also resembling a section of the earth's crust, “climb” under the ceiling, enclosing the “pupil” in a sort of cocoon of books. Architects say that innovative design should become a metaphor for a teaching that expands the horizons of consciousness.

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Publication from @ yusen.l.i Nov 1 2017 at 9:52 PDT

The building itself is a four-story glass block, on the upper floors of which there are computer classes and lounges. The central part with the "eye" is clearly visible from the street due to the facade of transparent glass.

It’s said to be the prettiest library in China now.