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Libraly Journal ›› 2022, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (7): 14-17.

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From the Temple of Knowledge to the Mobile City: A Review of Shanghai Library East

Yu Yunlong, Li Xiangning (College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University)   

  • Online:2022-07-15 Published:2022-07-19
  • About author:Yu Yunlong, Li Xiangning (College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University)

Abstract: Library is a rapidly evolving space in modern history. Its social function and architectural type have tremendously expanded. Libraryness is a key indicator of the relationship between this spatial type and the era and the city space. This article interprets the formal archetype of the Shanghai Library East in relation to the spatial topology archetype of the Mobile City model from a topographical perspective. It argues that the Shanghai Library East is created as a humanist landmark in Shanghai, between the near-natural environment and the high-density urban space in the far. The architectural space serves as a metaphor for Shanghai’s various cultural life through inclusiveness and openness.