Tianjin Binhai Library in Tianjin, China

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1. cabinaarmadio23 says

   But how do you reach the tall shelves?

2. average_meme_thief says

   Is this a functional library or just some sort of artwork?

3. loose-leaf-paper says

   Hi, yes, I’d like that one up there on the 87th shelf, please.

4. MaskMan192 says

   That’s a lot of fake books EVERYWHERE.

5. punninglinguist says

   /r/UselessArchitecture.

6. ColdEvenKeeled says

   Not very user friendly, maybe that is the point?

7. HU3Brutus says

   Completely useless

8. inthebenefitofmrkite says

   That’s a lot of shelf space for the seventeen books allowed by the Chinese Comunist Party

9. latflickr says

   Most of the books visible in the picture are actually just painted or fake.
   The library also have very little if no chairs and tables, one can read only sitting on the steps.
   This library is the perfect allegory of China, imho. Visually recalling a modern country with an appearance of freedom (libraries have always been a symbol of the freedom of thoughts and search for true by free men), but in reality the system makes that impossible.
   I think the architect is MVRDV but I don’t remember, I should google it

10. IGotPizza- says

    This is where China stores the world’s information