Building Study – Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Eleven story partially submerged library that also contains cultural and educational functions such as planetarium, several museums, a school for social science and conservation facilities. The circular tilting form spans 160 metres in diameter, reaches 32 metres in height and 12 meres into the ground. Its vast circular form recalls the cyclical nature of knowledge, fluid throughout time.

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