University Library in Taipei
- Claudia Fuchs
Toyo Ito’s design of the new College of Social Sciences for the renowned National Taiwan University has brought forth a building that is clearly subdivided according to functions. The eight-storey bar-shaped structure with lecture halls and study spaces fronts the library’s single-storey reading room – a glazed pavilion with tree-like supports that, in combination, form a roof surface penetrated by skylights. The organic forms of the elements and their placement was developed geometrically and in keeping with the structures of the petals of lotus blossoms.
