Reading room. Weston Library, Oxford, United Kingdom. Architect: Wilkinson Eyre, 2015.


A ground-breaking transformation of an overlooked Oxford University library by the UK's Wilkinson Eyre Architects. The New Bodleian Library which lies at the heart of Oxford's historic centre was originally designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. It's now been renamed the Weston Library and features a dramatic atrium, new public gallery spaces, modern reading rooms and a cafe.


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