Libraries are often monolithic buildings filled with extensive collections.
But a new outdoor micro-library in the Philippines, called the Book Stop, is the exact opposite. Constantly changing books and locations, it seeks to reinvent the traditional library.
By planting the pop-up library outside in different urban parks, its creators, WTA Architecture and Design Studio, hope to make public libraries more relevant for the 21st century. The project was also nominated for a 2016 World Architecture Award.
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The Book Stop is a portable pop-up shop, meaning it can move and open up anywhere. Open from April 23 to May 7, 2016, the first one launched in an urban park in Makati, Philippines.
It then traveled to Intramuros, a historic district in one of the northern Philippine islands, where it will stay for two months.
Measuring 12 feet long by 8.5 wide, the steel library is tiny. One side of the Book Stop houses 800 books, while the other features a bench for people to sit and read, its architect, William Ti, tells Tech Insider.
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