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Library & Learning Center by Zaha Hadid Architects , 2013 Wirtschaftsuniversit�t Wien ( Vienna University of Economics and Business ) Welthandelsplatz Vienna, September 2017 �The external appearance of the building is characterized by contrasting sections of light and dark. Colored fiber-reinforced concrete was used to construct the fa�ade. The two building segments are separated by a seam of glass. The main entrance of the building faces the campus central square, the WU Stage. The cantilevered roof extending towards the square makes the entrance instantly recognizable. The buildings massive exterior is furrowed with narrow, canyon-like divisions and made up of two sections. Once inside, the Forum and the entry area are made to feel like extensions of the square outside. The generously proportioned atrium also serves as WUs main reception area. Wide, spiral ramps and stairways lead from the entry area up through the OMV Central Library, which extends funnel-like through 6 stories ...

Library & Learning Center by Zaha Hadid Architects , 2013 Wirtschaftsuniversit�t Wien ( Vienna University of Economics and Business ) Welthandelsplatz Vienna, September 2017 �The external appearance of the building is characterized by contrasting sections of light and dark. Colored fiber-reinforced concrete was used to construct the fa�ade. The two building segments are separated by a seam of glass. The main entrance of the building faces the campus' central square, the WU Stage. The cantilevered roof extending towards the square makes the entrance instantly recognizable. The building's massive exterior is furrowed with narrow, canyon-like divisions and made up of two sections. Once inside, the Forum and the entry area are made to feel like extensions of the square outside. The generously proportioned atrium also serves as WU's main reception area. Wide, spiral ramps and stairways lead from the entry area up through the OMV Central Library, which extends funnel-like thr...

Detail of the Rotunda seen from Via Antonio Magliabechi Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze (BNCF) ( National Central Library of Florence ) Florence, May 2017