National Library of China

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Project Name: National Library of China
Construction year: 2008
Website: www.nlc.gov.cn/old/old/english
Address: 33 Zhongguancun Nandajie , BEIJING - China

Architect(s) : KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten (www.ksp-architekten.de) | ECADI (www.ecadi.com)
Project Category: Cultural | Public

Latitude: 39.9441
Longitude: 116.317

Satisfying The Need

KSP Juergen Engel Architekten was awarded the bid among contestants taking part in the bidding competition in 2003. The task to be fulfilled was to expand the existing library by adding a second tract to the building with a total space of 77,000sqm that was to house 12 million books. The existing old building that is protected as a historic monument is to stay inact and will only be attached to the new tract using light bridges. An important trend-setting component included in the expansion is the "digital library". The "Si Ku Quan Shu" collection is of historic significancce and culturally not to be surpassed, and will also be housed in the new building.
(text from architects' website)

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