| An international competition yielded the dynamic design for the Visual and Performing Arts Library. As part
of the Brooklyn Public Library system, the institution is devoted to art,
architecture, music, dance, theater and film and includes an auditorium,
café, reading rooms, galleries and studios. The V-shaped plan is a response
to the library's location at the intersection of three major thoroughfares at
the heart of the BAM Cultural District, creating a welcoming staircase that
can also serve as an outdoor amphitheater. The layered glazed façade facilitates
reading and other activities inside will preserving the library's
collections.
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