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MVRDV has won the competition to design a new central library for Wuhan, China. Poised to become one of the largest libraries in China, the 140,000-square-metre project combines traditional and non-traditional functions with diverse study, living room, reading, and studio spaces. The building connects to its surroundings via three large openings that will act as visual displays of life inside the building, sparking curiosity and intrigue. This distinctive, three-faced flowing shape celebrates the position of the “city of 100 lakes” at the confluence of two rivers, and will become a new recognisable landmark for Wuhan. Continue reading MVRDV

MVRDV . photos: © Bas Czerwinski . © Gijs Rikken. © TADA Camera

Visitors to the Hook of Holland can enjoy a historical late summer. Diorama Nieuwe Waterweg, one of the most important pieces from Rotterdam’s city collection, is being presented in a special way to mark the 150th anniversary of the Nieuwe Waterweg canal. Continue reading MVRDV

MVRDV . photos: © Ossip van Duivenbode . + archdaily

Like many of Europe’s formerly industrial harbor areas, Mainz’s Zollhafen is undergoing a transformation into a modern city quarter. Located northeast of the city’s Neustadt district on the west bank of the river Rhine, the former shipping container harbor will be converted into an urban mix of living, working, and leisure facilities, a significant urban transformation that will be one of the most important regeneration projects in the city’s recent history. ZigZag is one of the pioneer projects in this large-scale transformation. Continue reading MVRDV