National Library in Astana, Kazakhstan / BIG

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BIG was recently awarded with the first prize on an open international design competition for  ’s new National Library in Astana.

The new building has an area of  33.000 sqm, arranged as a continuous circulation on a Möbius Strip, as the result of 2 interlocking structures: the perfect circle and the public spiral. The sections (see below) clearly show how the horizontal program shifts to a vertical configuration,  combining vertical hierarchy, horizontal connectivity and diagonal view lines. The skin, which changes from wall to roof as the strip develops. It sounds a bit complicated, but the sections and diagrams explain this pretty well, and you can get the idea on how the spaces and diagonal views relate on the renderings. In short words, a clear lineal organization (ideal for an archive, library) is mixed with an infinite loop.

“What is a library but an efficient archive of books… and a path for the public to reach them” (Thomas Christoffersen, Project Leader)

This shape also looks forward to become a symbol for the nation: “the circle, the rotunda, the arch and the yurt are merged into the form of a Moebius strip. The clarity of the circle, the courtyard of the rotunda, the gateway of the arch and the soft silhouette of the yurt are combined to create a new national monument appearing local and universal, contemporary and timeless, unique and archetypal at the same time” (Bjarke Ingels).

But once again, diagram´s are way better to explain this than my words. See the diagrams, sections and renderings after the break:

Typology

Typology

Diagram

Diagram

Structure / Envelope

Structure / Envelope

Program

Program

Circulations

Circulations

Ecotect analysis

Ecotect analysis

6th floor plan

6th floor plan

North-south section

North-south section

East-west section

East-west section

Elevations

Elevations

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Night view

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Access

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Interior

Interior

Interior

Interior

Interior

Model

Model

Model

Model

Architect: BIG
Client: Kazakhstan Presidential Office
Collaborators: ARUP AGU
Size: 33.000 M2
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Partner-in-Charge: Bjarke Ingels
Project Leader: Thomas Christoffersen
Team: Amy Campbell, Jakob Henke, Johan Cool, Jonas Barre, Daniel Sundlin

 
 
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topos says:

Another home run for the bigs at BIG!

 
# August 25, 2009 at 22:16
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gc says:

feels like if he actually pulls this one off, it’ll be another step that pushes him into starchitect territory (following the mountain dwellings). i hope the interior experiences match the ones of the exterior.

 
# August 25, 2009 at 22:19
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imagine says:

wow…the diagram is so great. But I think this concept looks like something made by Zaha Hadid.

 
# August 25, 2009 at 22:42
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    Heli says:

    do you mean the Civil Court of Justice in Madrid? not sure about being similar, one thing I like about this BIG project is the entrance, there is a manipulation of landscape and I believe guiding myself from the model and section you sort of emerge on the center, both have different contexts…which one works better? could be a question.

     
    # August 25, 2009 at 23:10
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    rodney says:

    no way.
    This is much smarter than what hadid does.

     
    # August 26, 2009 at 10:48
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      tariq says:

      hadids work is pearl and this is its shiness….my dear.

       
      # December 17, 2009 at 05:32
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Heli says:

I like and respect Bjarke Ingels work. The way he explains his projects is a plus, is not like he is the only who does it because other architects do it too, but he does it a fun way (you don’t have to agree). When I look at this project and after I see the diagrams I say okay, even if it reminds me to the shanghai pavilion he did, still good. But then I look at the North-south section and I felt weird…maybe I missed something there.

 
# August 25, 2009 at 22:55
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    fl!p says:

    THAT SECTION DISTURBS ME TOO..
    but i really adore B.I.G.!

     
    # August 26, 2009 at 00:02
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    adam says:

    The north south section is bad. I’ve never seen so much wasted space. Am I missing something?

     
    # August 28, 2009 at 17:37
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      manny says:

      absolutely not a waste of space, compare yourself standing on one of those open platforms to standing on one of the floors of the east-west section,on the north-south section is where you would really experience and appreciate the design of structure.

       
      # October 9, 2009 at 22:25
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eric says:

i think they rendered to look like a physical model.

 
# August 25, 2009 at 23:06
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ale gaddor says:

another masterpiece of design! but not architecture

 
# August 25, 2009 at 23:35
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    sophia P. says:

    Then what do you consider architecture? some examples please. what do you think is the difference between design and architecture? Are they not one in the same (at least in this case).

     
    # October 19, 2010 at 21:29
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Kuan says:

Seattle Library on steriods!

 
# August 26, 2009 at 00:55
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comitant says:

Regular rooms housed
in a sculptural shell
gives much REMnanat space.

 
# August 26, 2009 at 01:46
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hj says:

Remember those good old days when big copied OMA? Now they moved on to copy UNStudio, I’m getting old…

 
# August 26, 2009 at 02:48
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imagine says:

@Heli: yes, that’s exactly what i’m thinking about. Well, if these two projects are not similar, so why you do you think about Civil Court in Madrid when i said this project looks like something made by Zaha?
Anyway, i like this more than Zaha’s, may be it’s because of the diagram, it’s too convincing!

 
# August 26, 2009 at 03:05
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armeyn says:

one word : BEAUTY

 
# August 26, 2009 at 03:38
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marc says:

another BIG genius.

 
# August 26, 2009 at 03:41
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    antonia says:

    Come on! relax your fanboy mentality towards architecture and the people heading the design-teams.

     
    # August 26, 2009 at 04:03
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      marc says:

      haha. i’m an architecture student, you can’t blame me for that reaction. ;)

       
      # August 26, 2009 at 11:31
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    john says:

    you need to grow some, and get out of puberty

     
    # August 28, 2009 at 08:56
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panza says:

its nice, i like it…but once again…I dont know if bjarke ingels wants to be more mature or what, but Im missing something innovative here. couple a years ago, with every new project, there was also some kind of statment “how can we do it differently?” and there were tons of small ideas added to the project to make it more fun for the inhabitants / visitors and, what i think, make the building actually work.

here / its a library, but nothing else, people would come here to read books, but nothing else would make them spend some more time here and explore the building.

in one sentence: its nice, but it is boaring.

And that’s the worse you can say about BIG, cause, that’s theyr trademark. Not necesserily nice, but always FUN

 
# August 26, 2009 at 03:47
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Disenoteca says:

Architecture wise: AMAZING!
Interior Design wise: Very poor… Interiors are not part of the last minute details… Interior design is a whole challenge/project by itself.

 
# August 26, 2009 at 03:49
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    antonia says:

    How can you separate “architecture” from its interior? – Isn’t architecture always the whole thing – inside and outside?

     
    # August 26, 2009 at 03:59
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      alexander says:

      no, architecture is the design of a space, the exterior is stunning, but the interior is well below the standards of a building of this calabur

       
      # September 27, 2009 at 03:42
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rl says:

The section is horrible. It reveals the uselessness of these weird, narcissistic shapes. It looks pretty from the outside though, and the diagrams are mildly entertaining.

 
# August 26, 2009 at 04:09
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freud says:

Nice form, but more for a pavillion (Shanghai, anyone?) than for a real building. Quite typical is that you don’t see any books one any of the drawings, except in the far background – I thought it was a library, not a business center…

 
# August 26, 2009 at 04:19
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Katsudon says:

I agree with Al Gaddor, very nice design but not especially architecture.
I don’t see that much a game with landscape, more a landscape creation, and nothing in the documents here about the interaction with surroundings or urban intentions, plus the floor plans look quite simplistic.
Ok, beautiful shape, renderings… i love it i won’t say, but i would be missing something if i wasn’t taking a closer look the the building functionality and meaning…

 
# August 26, 2009 at 04:22
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QFWFQ says:

太喜欢BIG 了,年轻而直接
YES IS MORE!
欢迎加入每日建筑讨论群9946538。
创建于20090826.

 
# August 26, 2009 at 04:28
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roadkill says:

very lazy… just take any mathematical geometry and force a section within it’s skin, add some unconvincing diagrams to pretend it works and instant visual diarrhoea…

 
# August 26, 2009 at 04:45
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jean claude says:

I do I have the impression they did this somewhere else…I dont know the Danish Pavillion for the Shanghai Expo….I just wonder…I am not saying it is similar, just looks too much the same…..otherwise I think it is a good concept

 
# August 26, 2009 at 05:04
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    hugo says:

    nice diagrams… certainly really graphic design but sorry to say that I miss the point… Always liked to see BIG (and before PLOT) working the program more than the shape but now seems for me that this is to be aestheticism more than anything else. kind of agree with PANZA >> maturity do not well that way

     
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      antonia says:

      I fully support your statement!

       
      # August 27, 2009 at 14:40
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DMas says:

Why do they hire architects… if the renders are by a a render office and the ideas a recylced… they took the danish pavillion and scale it bigger… so no sense on the shape….
no sense on the concept
people say its nice just beacause they are like sheeps… following trends and since BIG is a trendy name… please people be more critical… and I also wonder all these “competitions” in corrupt countries… no context… no nothing
really concerning about the state of architecture nowadays

 
# August 26, 2009 at 07:37
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    antonia says:

    ….and I fully support your statement!

     
    # August 27, 2009 at 14:43
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      Lewis says:

      ..and so do i!

       
      # September 1, 2009 at 04:46
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DMas says:

and this building is everything excetp efficient, so
“What is a library but an efficient archive of books… and a path for the public to reach them” (Thomas Christoffersen, Project Leader)
Is nothing but ANOTHER BIG BULL*

 
# August 26, 2009 at 07:40
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PSR says:

I think they were using the same concept, in both competitons, at the same time… and, “unluckily”, they won both…

 
# August 26, 2009 at 08:20
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qingtong says:

wow,it’s real big!!

 
# August 26, 2009 at 09:04
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mnlkjw says:

not that ugly as it first appears.

 
# August 26, 2009 at 09:30
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a sphere says:

why mobius strip always be used in concept?
and agree with Freud

 
# August 26, 2009 at 09:32
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a sphere says:

how can they manage “waste space” ?

 
# August 26, 2009 at 09:40
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Raf says:

Fun shapes, bad architecture.

 
# August 26, 2009 at 09:47
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Dear readers,

Comparin this library to the Danish pavilion is like comparing a cube used as a stool with a house designed as a cube…

Both might be infinite loops, but their structures, and results are way different. The Danish Pavilion is a continuous section, containing a space with the same form, with the roof used as a bike path. This loop is a structural skin, that encloses different spaces, two separate structures… more like Seattle´s Library (on which Bjarke worked back in the day).

That´s why I reached BIG to feature all this detailed diagrams and plans (unlike other websites that just feature renderings and low res drawings), so you can fully understand what´s “inside” the project.

I also take this opportunity to publicly thank them for always sharing detailed info with us…. we do a big effort to be an architecture blog done by architects and aiming to HELP architects through information and debate. I hope you value this.

 
# August 26, 2009 at 09:48
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    YourMom's lover says:

    I really commend you guys on archdaily for what you people everyday—new projects in detailed explanations and documentation to the masses! You are indeed a great resource, but like you I think there are too many douchebags that drink Haterade and say “I don’t like it” and “that’s not architecture” to sound off and feed off their ego. What’s lacking in these comments are a questions about the project’s processes and analytical comparisons that spark debate–not angry rants…c’mon on people this is architecture—not healthcare in America

     
    # August 26, 2009 at 10:59
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      Joimagg says:

      I am an architect student and I love looking at projects here and then reading comments from people. Looking at projects is mostly just keepin me updated what’s going on in architecture, but reading the comments is sometimes a learning experience for me!

      I get so irritatet when people just say “this is boring” or “this sucks” or “ahhh, another BIG building”!!! I wonder if many of these people are experienced architects out there. I get absolutely no joy in telling someone off without having good arguments…how can you enjoy writing something like this when you’re not backing it up with good arguments. I really don’t understand it!?? I looooove when I get pointed out something negative about my project that just has the most beautiful arguments behind it! It’s the best learning experience I can ever imagine. It sometimes happens here when people who bother write what’s on their mind with good care, but I really wish it was more often!

      I have nothing to comment on the building…I prefer sucking other peoples comments…at least for now.

       
      # August 26, 2009 at 20:43
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      mathias says:

      I fully agree with your statement. I like the term “haterade”

       
      # August 31, 2009 at 15:53
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    Sov says:

    Hello David,
    Although I really like BIG projects, I have to disagree with you.
    As you can see in the “Public Spiral” diagram, the blue spiral is exactly the same shape as “(…) The Danish Pavilion is a continuous section, containing a space with the same form, (…).” But with an exo-struture, or skin.
    Not that I think this is a problem. Or that makes this project weak. But is the same shape…
    PS: What you guys from Archdaily are doing is amazing. You are definitely the best arch blog. The number of posts is incredible and the space for discussion created is priceless.
    THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
    Keep the good work!

     
    # August 26, 2009 at 17:43
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Dan says:

thanks archdaily, it is impressive to see the structural diagrams and that this is more than a rendering and it can actually be built!

 
# August 26, 2009 at 10:12
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mr.m says:

But Denmark pavillion for shangai was without mobius strip. Danish skyscraper by Bjarke was also without it(other M.C.Escher trick was used as inspiration). The geometry of pavilion was quite simple. It’s nice that finaly someone is going to build real 3d mobius strip as building skin.

 
# August 26, 2009 at 10:15
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noName says:

the wall becomes a floor? where can i see this in the internal structure?
and why is there no connection between the external structure and the inner one (feels like 2 buildings)?
thnx

 
# August 26, 2009 at 11:37
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    Damien says:

    hey noName… First. if both structures would be connected (the inner and outer one) that would be a shame since the inner structure is the one that encloses all the functional spaces and its the one that structurally supports the library, while the outer structure is the one that works as a skin and gives continuity to the building, providing protection from the sun and other outer factors. So yes they are both structures, but they work as two completly different systems, (inner one works as the weight support system and the outer one only as a cover or skin system). so, although both are components of the same building, they need to be separated in order for the building to be more clear and understandable. And is the tension between both structures is what creates the most interesting spaces of the library… its that extra thing that separates this library from any other, and what creates the connection that you write about between both structures. Second. the thing that changes from wall to roof is the skin that is continous… Saludos!! sorry for my english…

     
    # August 26, 2009 at 13:18
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      Heli says:

      So in summary, you mean 2 skins with different functions like the Torres Siamesas by Aravena :D

       
      # August 26, 2009 at 13:27
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      Damien says:

      not two skins… two structures

       
      # August 26, 2009 at 13:33
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      Heli says:

      right…I said skins because I picture the section and see two layers, but each in reality is a structure.

       
      # August 26, 2009 at 13:47
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      noName says:

      Cher Damien
      i m sorry but you are wrong my friend
      “a shame to connect both structures”?
      “they need to be separated in order for the building to be more clear and understandable”? as if some kind of structural, spacial, physical … connection would undermine the understanding of this “building”.

      it s very easy: like your comment, this project lacks content, the only content are the books inside the library.

      it would have been a great asset, a great value, if both structures were connected. if both structure needed each other to exist, like your own skin and the rest of your body, that is the real tension. think about it.

      bye

       
      # August 26, 2009 at 17:39
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      Damien says:

      noName. It seems you didn´t understand what I tried to say or I didn´t say it well. I didnt mean to say it is a great building. what I ment is that if there are 2 structures with completely different purposes but work toghether for a building to function, they dont need to have physical contact in order to be connected or related. But if there would be a mixture between both structes the one that makes the building stand up and the one that covers it, the project would lose clarity. if there is no intentionality to hide the supporting structure, then it is better to dont mix it with other one that serves for a different purpose. and the space left between the real building and the skin, as we see in the renders, seem to be the best quality spaces of the library.

       
      # August 28, 2009 at 14:01
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      noName says:

      Damien, thanx for your reply,
      I do understand what you’re explaining, but we have a different perception.
      The clarity which you speak of is to ‘clear’, there is no depth. Do not rely on the renders, most of the time they are deceptive advertising…just compare the renders and the sections…

       
      # August 28, 2009 at 16:43
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      iman says:

      but shouldnt we have a good visual and functional justification :”to saperate the two” rather than unify them?
      this un justified action in the building-as i see- leeds me to feel it lacks harmony and their is just too much things going on..

      thank you

       
      # October 5, 2010 at 11:22
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    iman says:

    i feel that too

     
    # October 5, 2010 at 11:06
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DMas says:

D. Basulto:
We are incredibly thankful for your effort.
And critique, good or bad, is critique at the end of the day.
even more when is meant in a constructive way.
The critiques are towards the project… and the architects must be used to that, since the are one of the “publication architects”
The concern is really on the substance in this case.
And knowing how these offices work.. their design process, its not really like comparing a stool and a house… its just a 3d model or a foam model that they like and then all the bla bla bla came after… anybody that has worked there knows it.
Being a good story teller doesnt make the stories true.
Maybe it works with ignorant clients, but there are more critical people out there.

 
# August 26, 2009 at 12:41
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    DMas,

    I´m not against critique, actually I´m answering the comments to further continue the critiques. But I don find that this comparison (Danish Pavilion / National Library) is being done in a quick way, and I´m clarifying some aspects to “en route” it.

    Thanks for caring about the importance of critique (for me is more like Debate).

     
    # August 26, 2009 at 12:56
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Kris says:

Ow yes! I like that!
Really interesting project.
Simple idea but nicely put into architecture.

 
# August 26, 2009 at 15:19
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t_F says:

the section is the best part.
if this gets engineered and built, it will make every future ecotect facade optimization seem totally rote. which is a good thing–it should be part of every design these days.

 
# August 26, 2009 at 16:06
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arch critic says:

the INTERIOR doesnt look bad at all. Bjarke is really killin the game right now. period.

 
# August 26, 2009 at 18:45
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hugo says:

Don’t really get the point of a ‘SKIN’ around the internal structure which looks pretty cool in term of space creating for a discourse inside/outside and ‘wall becoming roof becoming floor becoming wall…” (OK the last one not sure but…)
Feel this skin really formal where I find the core of project having a really good potential …

Anyway it’s nice to read all your comments and thanks again archdaily for the everyday news, research, …, amazing work.

 
# August 27, 2009 at 02:51
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HamLëT says:

I really admire Bjarke Ingels Group…(I’m a FAN)
but this building looks so hillarious, I mean, BIG always bring to us projects with a lot of complex in the concept, and really wise way to formalize the building.
this project looks nice to the first sight, but a lot of details are missing, of course the diagrams are usefull to understand the idea, but are incongruent in the empty spaces between structure and exterior facade.

Anyway, nice to see another rare proposal of BIG..and yes, reminds me to Denmark Pavillion for Shangai 2010

 
# August 27, 2009 at 03:02
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jorge says:

After doing all of OMAs ideas BIG is now doing UN Studios..or what? A big shape and twisted once again.
Looks almost like a monument from the old soviet or communist China! Only missing a statue of the president in the middle…I really miss democratic architecture….

 
# August 28, 2009 at 04:40
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广州枫 says:

喜欢

 
# August 29, 2009 at 06:13
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helen says:

BIG projects make me sad. i really do think they lack a consideration for materials, especially interior use, as most of their projects feature these overwhelming renderings from outside but look much less impressive in terms of spaces inside.

 
# August 29, 2009 at 21:16
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aa says:

Wow, this is ridiculous

 
# August 30, 2009 at 10:58
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Nick says:

I thought, owkay I follow the proces, it can work. But than the section AUCH
Happy to see other people think the same

 
# August 31, 2009 at 16:49
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Emerson Gámez B. says:

excelente. very good.

 
# September 3, 2009 at 14:31
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ec says:

i like their simple, straight-forward diagrams. even the dumbest person can read them.
however there seems to be something lacking as of architecture… perhaps they should have at least shown us the context in one rendering?

 
# September 6, 2009 at 06:54
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Juanjo says:

Hey Bjarke (such an unpronounceable name for such a clearly lined architecture)thanks for making me feel I did not waste my time at school. People like you deserve what they have.
Honestly, great work always.

Best wishes from BCN!
JJM

 
# September 8, 2009 at 08:43
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camilo p says:

BIG is amazing!

 
# September 11, 2009 at 03:07
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qaA says:

great explaining diagram, its allways in Big’s

those open terraces contained by a perforated patern may look great and have high quality feeling

but i think there are just too many void spaces

 
# September 25, 2009 at 15:16
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syd088 says:

I enjoy BIG’s work for it’s fun, analytical approach, amazing graphics, collaborative approach. The work appears to be completely analytical by the diagrams but at the same time I don’t completely believe that. I think they are clever enough to portay it that way yet I do think they also have a some preconceived notions of ultimately how it is going to turn out, in this case a mobuis loop.

 
# September 27, 2009 at 00:58
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dejivrur says:

this great edifice is truly remarkable progress of mankind’s civilization in the field of architecture

 
# September 27, 2009 at 12:30
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tomnguyen says:

beautiful interior spaces. hope there is one in vietnam. love it

 
# October 2, 2009 at 01:23
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bin says:

buaguusnya

 
# October 4, 2009 at 07:44
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Chenko says:

What is this? A library for ants? It needs to be atleast three times bigger than this.

 
# October 16, 2009 at 05:15
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nappy says:

brilliant project
lots of people have played around with minimal surfaces but
these guys do it best.

program/form/function; hybridized..it’s like Rem Koolhaas on crack (in a good way), and Zaha Hadid with rationality

 
# October 21, 2009 at 15:05
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nappy says:

I think this is a breakthrough project alongside
FOA’s Yokohama Port Terminal

Seattle Library is nice too but it lags in comparison technologically, aesthetically…it is less contemporary

 
# October 21, 2009 at 15:07
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nico says:

Please do not compare to the fabulous Danish Pavillion. This is merely a really clumsy copy by another projectleader, but probably a lot more influence by Bjarke Ingels. It’s really blasfemic to compare BIG to OMA…stop it

 
# October 22, 2009 at 16:31
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oliver says:

Just read through all the comments – very interesting, many varied arguments for and against many elements of this scheme. However one key element that seems completely un-discussed is that of context… Both direct, i.e. this will be built in Astana – the 1st new capital of the 21st Century, a Utopian city being built on petrodollars by a 21st Century authoritarian ruler (Authoritarian with a small a!!) in the freezing cold steppe. Grand gestures and forms are part of the package here and in comparison to Foster’s pyramid I personally think this scheme a success. But surely the other key part of context is the social/philosophical context of working in Astana and primarily a regime like Nursultan Nazarbayev’s? Architects have always bickered and dis-agreed about levels of ethical responsibility – from extremes such as Speer (&Hitler) to Le Corbusier’s courting of Mussolini through to Venturi & Scott Brown’s entering competitions to build Saddam Hussein’s mosques. Nazarbayev is not on the same level as the genocidal dictators of the 20th Century but he is none the less unanimously condemned by all human rights organisations and holds the whole country in his grip, he offers Western architects huge fees and a lot of freedom in design (and build – the buildings themselves are built at Dubai speeds yet within a year of completion show signs of bad workmanship) and demands unique and utopian schemes which are undoubtedly fun for a designer to produce.. but where is the line? Should BIG be supporting/legitimising a corrupt regime where the President has made himself so for life and where vocal journalists disappear if they criticise him? Or is the argument that only through interaction and the exportation of ideals of democracy, expressed through architecture, can Architects fulfil their ethical role a valid one? I wonder what other readers believe? To me it seems only too easy to bypass the ethics that one might hold regarding other issues in life and hide behind logic referring to professional life when the carrot (financial & Design wise) looks so tasty..

 
# November 1, 2009 at 09:39
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    Wonsoo says:

    interesting point that most of us even people in architectural field are not aware of. I agree your point that architects’ professional ethics should be evaluated in DESIGN, not only as mere beauty of creativity but as medium of integral activity process. in this case, political judgement by architects i would say.

    it’s not about whether or not you designed for Hitler. it’s about whether you actually thought about what impact community/society would have by this. BAD design will be soon judged by measuring this scale of impact. Most projects that political interests are involving by means of funding, awarding, advertising have this pitfall. If architects are too much obsessed in gaining the fame or indifferent to specific situation that community has, he’s just a mercenary, paid money in return for the product that’s for someone else, not the people he intended for. then his design would be none other than a dozen-million-dollar-valued structure super imposing on the ground with no meaning in terms of architecture.

    Sadly, my country, South Korea, has lots of projects going on under the name of rehabitation, redevelopment. Gov agency invites top named architects for designing master plan in the hope that this project will be paid an attention greatly and justified by high expectation from them, followed by voices from local minorities soon to be ignored. I don’t appreciate Daniel Libeskind’s duplicate (literally duplicate) design in mixed use tower in Seoul which partially contributed to escalate district’s real estate bubble, nor SOM’s 100s-stories Lotte tower that only excused skyline height limit regulation imposed by national air force because of runaway nearby.

    who architects work for? in argument of ethic, I don’t think it’s just for client who has political power and only thinks about lasting his political longevity long.

    Can the architect be free from this? Can we?

     
    # September 4, 2010 at 20:32
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leporello says:

えぇ!カザフスタン・アスタナの国立図書館。http://www.archdaily.com/33238/national-library-in-astana-kazakhstan-big/

 
# December 14, 2009 at 00:54
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tariq says:

its great this is actually the production of architecture.

 
# December 17, 2009 at 05:33
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Thomas F. says:

"@loewwe so müssen collagen,zeichnungen und modell aussehen:)"( http://twitthis.com/793xjg )

 
# January 14, 2010 at 06:19
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@loewwwe http://www.archdaily.com/33238/national-library-in-astana-kazakhstan-big/ so müssen unsere collage pläne udn modelle aussehen :)

 
# January 14, 2010 at 07:20
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veach says:

Nat'l Library, Kazakhstan-the planning of this building=genius:modern, based on yurt, thermal/eco patterned facade http://ow.ly/1fjyS #arch

 
# March 7, 2010 at 15:15
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Mikel Sanz says:

Hola.
Quiero recomendaros esta página web, en ella se pueden encontrar concursos de arquitectura internacionales y publicaciones de arquitectura de todo el mundo. Si estas interesado en un concursos la página automáticamente te recomienda libros que puedan servirte de interés.
Espero que os guste, un saludo Mikel

 
# June 10, 2010 at 14:26
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Kwackin says:

anyone knows where it is going to be located? which part of the city?

 
# June 27, 2010 at 22:24
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iman says:

but a beautiful feature here would be the sharp edges of such a playful form…

 
# October 5, 2010 at 11:57
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What I wouldnt give to have a debate with you about this. You just say so many things that arrive from nowhere that Im fairly positive Id have a fair shot. Your weblog is great visually, I mean people wont be bored. But others who can see past the videos and the layout wont be so impressed together with your generic understanding of this topic.

 
# December 18, 2010 at 16:32
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hugo says:

I really enjoy seeing projects of BIG but this time I do not really get it?
Is that a Drive In Library. Continuous curve bringing a natural flow but? I could better understand for a museum but there? Where do I sit to concentrate on a book ? I mean if you look at the render most of the characters are walking ??

Anyway, thanks ArchDaily for your work.

 
# February 1, 2011 at 17:55
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周 阁 says:

越来越喜欢BIG的作品了。。。。。真的很棒!

 
# March 24, 2011 at 02:05
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Oswald Low says:

其实还蛮失望的, 当我看到north-south section

 
# March 24, 2011 at 03:22
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9:53 AM Aug 6th

Design of new National Library in Kazakhstan based on a Möbius strip! Stunning. http://bit.ly/9PuJcq

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10:28 AM Aug 6th

The national library in Astana, Kazakhstan to be made in the shape of a Mobius strip http://bit.ly/m8M13

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10:30 AM Aug 6th

Awesome! RT @scienceoxford: The national library in Astana, Kazakhstan to be made in the shape of a Mobius strip! http://bit.ly/m8M13

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3:12 PM Aug 6th

National Library in Astana, Kazakhstan / Oh so fantasitic they used a Möbius Strip idea http://twurl.nl/rmxzjj @PD_Smith

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6:03 PM Aug 6th

@_DEADCITIES_ Now here's a nice piece of architecture! http://is.gd/e6AcP

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6:10 PM Aug 6th

I'm not *that* into architecture, but I am into libraries – and I really, really hope this gets built. http://tinyurl.com/m3qjra

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5:51 AM Aug 7th

Kasachstans neue Nationalbibliothek ist ein Möbiusring – http://bit.ly/aEG0oN

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8:44 AM Aug 7th

National Library in Astana, Kazakhstan / BIG http://j.mp/aGjIy7 #architecture

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1:11 PM Aug 7th

Stunning! Please build the National Library in Astana, Kazakhstan / BIG | ArchDaily http://bit.ly/bELjpL

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9:43 PM Aug 8th

National Library in Astana, Kazakhstan / BIG | ArchDaily http://bit.ly/bELjpL

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10:03 AM Aug 9th

Cool Designs for Kazakh National Library http://bit.ly/aIhXXf

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4:51 PM Aug 10th

neue Nationalbibliothek in Kasachstan wird als Möbius-Streifen gebaut http://j.mp/dsllDR

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4:54 PM Aug 10th

RT @seitvertreib: neue Nationalbibliothek in Kasachstan wird als Möbius-Streifen gebaut http://j.mp/dsllDR

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4:27 PM Aug 11th

Design for Kazakhstan National Library. http://bit.ly/m8M13 – … is nice! (Sorry, I had to).

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5:45 PM Aug 15th

Typisk: har du en idé i skisseboka di, har seff noen allerede gjort det større, bedre og på orntli: http://bit.ly/bELjpL #arkitektur

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5:54 AM Aug 29th

National Library in Astana, Kazakhstan / BIG | ArchDaily http://t.co/Bmndoc7 via @archdaily

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3:56 AM Sep 4th

Reading: "National Library in Astana, Kazakhstan / BIG | ArchDaily"( http://twitthis.com/793xjg )

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3:53 AM Oct 1st

National Library in Astana, Kazakhstan / BIG | ArchDaily http://t.co/ArOF2DZ via @archdaily

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2:59 PM Nov 19th

我一直以为我是第一个这么想的,原来这样的建筑早就有了.哈萨克国家图书馆.丹麦BIG(Bjarke Ingels Group)建筑师事务所的作品.http://is.gd/hqeba

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9:11 AM Nov 20th

和在上海世博会的作品如出一辙啊。http://is.gd/ht16g RT @chanthon 我一直以为我是第一个这么想的,原来这样的建筑早就有了。哈萨克国家图书馆,丹麦 BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group)建筑师事务所作品。http://is.gd/hqeba

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9:24 AM Nov 20th

和他们上海世博会的作品如出一辙啊。http://is.gd/ht16g RT @chanthon 我一直以为我是第一个这么想的,原来这样的建筑早就有了。哈萨克国家图书馆,丹麦 BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group)建筑师事务所作品。http://is.gd/hqeba

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7:26 AM Dec 9th

National Library in Astana, Kazakhstan / BIG | ArchDaily http://t.co/Fi9my53 via @archdaily
Very Clear Form

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1:30 AM Jan 20th

カザフスタンにできる国立図書館はすごいな。 http://bit.ly/2lUT8M メビウスの帯状。

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2:17 AM Jan 20th

chi

RT @dempow: カザフスタンにできる国立図書館はすごいな。 http://bit.ly/2lUT8M メビウスの帯状。

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4:06 AM Jan 20th

RT @dempow: カザフスタンにできる国立図書館はすごいな。 http://bit.ly/2lUT8M メビウスの帯状。

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4:24 AM Jan 20th

RT @dempow: カザフスタンにできる国立図書館はすごいな。 http://bit.ly/2lUT8M メビウスの帯状。

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9:13 AM Jan 20th

ねじれてる。。RT @dempow カザフスタンにできる国立図書館はすごいな。 http://bit.ly/2lUT8M メビウスの帯状。

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2:11 PM Apr 18th

Национальная библиотека Казахстана в Астане. Уже стоится. http://clck.ru/B3mA

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5:50 PM Apr 18th

Просто чудесное здание библиотеки в Астане. В форме ленты мёбиуса (ну примерно) http://vk.cc/jaxSU

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5:50 AM Apr 19th

Здание нац. библиотеки Казахстана http://bit.ly/eZX9gn

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6:08 PM Dec 10th

I hope this happens: http://t.co/ZFGeDhSd #kazakhstan #architecture

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8:30 PM Dec 10th

I hope this happens: http://t.co/ZFGeDhSd #kazakhstan #architecture

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