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sopas ej Oct 22, 2019 3:30 AM

Billie Jean King Main Library, Long Beach, CA
 
This past Saturday I went to check out the brand new Billie Jean King Main Library in downtown Long Beach. I think it's a gorgeous, gorgeous facility. It is named of course after the great tennis player, whose home town is Long Beach. I've loved libraries ever since I was a little kid, and just had to look at the architecture of this one. It was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. I went crazy taking pictures of it. I took pictures of mostly the inside, and some pictures looking through the windows to the outside.

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It's a very modern building, very glassy, and using metal posts. But, they also used real timber in its construction, which actually gives it a very warm feel, especially inside, instead of the cold, sterile environment you typically get with Modern-style architecture.
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I love how the entrance meets the street.
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Multi-cultural Long Beach.
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The children's section. I like the theme of the artwork, being that it's in a beach city after all.
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I really like the atrium of the library. They have art displayed, which I assume will change throughout the year.
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I guess because the building is brand new, you can really smell the wood as you walk through the building.
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plinko Oct 22, 2019 4:29 AM

Great looking building. I'll have to venture over that way next time I'm in the area (working on a project in PV so down that way occasionally).

geomorph Oct 22, 2019 7:37 AM

Thank you for the thorough coverage of this nice asset to the city. If you edit it down to the best pictures it would make a fine addition to the existing thread in this same forum titled “Architecture of Bibliotopia” that features libraries.

DetroitSky Oct 23, 2019 2:33 AM

The woodwork is a nice detail.


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