“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.”
― Mark Twain
In early November, 2017, China opened a futuristic library. Check out articles and pictures by clicking on the links below:
- http://fortune.com/2017/11/17/china-library-photos-tianjin-binhai/
- https://petapixel.com/2017/11/14/photos-new-futuristic-library-china-1-2-million-books/
- http://www.newsweek.com/tianjin-binhai-library-710828
There are some articles focused on a bit of controversy regarding the library including this article: https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/chinas-futuristic-library-more-fiction-than-books-1776720
Read about China’s futuristic library and post a comment about something new you learned and/or your reaction to the library. Take it a step further and design your own library. What kind of books would you have in your library? Furniture?
This library is like my dream house. I like the illusion, that made it cooler.