The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library / Mecanoo + Beyer Blinder Belle

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) is New York’s new central circulating library. Built within the 1914 shell and steel frame of the Mid-Manhattan Library which it replaces, the 16,722 m2 (180,000 sq. ft.) building is topped with a spectacular angular roof and public rooftop amenities to make a new urban icon on Fifth Avenue.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library / Mecanoo + Beyer Blinder Belle
© John Bartelstone © John Bartelstone
  • architects: Beyer Blinder Belle
  • architects: Mecanoo
  • Location: 455 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, United States
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: John Bartelstone
  • Photographs: Max Touhey
  • Area: 16722.0 m2

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