http://www.miragebookmark.ch/most-interesting-bookstores.htm
There is also a collection of the most interesting libraries here
For Calgarians a little piece of trivia: The library shown here at the Faculty of Philology at the Free University of Berlin is designed by Norman Foster, who is also the designer of the new monstrous downtown Encana building in Calgary- called The Bow
Incorporating the historic York Hotel, The Bow is
" a 158,000-square-metre (1.7 million sq ft) office building currently under construction for the headquarters of EnCana Corporation. The skyscraper will be built in downtown Calgary, Canada. The building will be the tallest office tower in Canada outside of Toronto, a title currently held by the Petro-Canada Centre's West tower. The Bow is also considered the start of redevelopment in Downtown East Village.(from Wikipedia)
It will certainly be a well-needed change on the face of Calgary's grey concrete skyline. I think Calgary needs some esthetic architecture beyond the "function not form" mentality. Also in development in Calgary: Calatrava's new controversional pedestrian bridge over the Bow River.
Avenue Magazine did a good series of articles outlining the controversy around this development
I for one think that we need this type of architecture in this city however a traffic and pedestrian bridge would be a lot more useful, as anyone who has tried to cross the Louise Bridge in rush hour can see!
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