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Architects: XOPA
- Area: 15102 m²
- Year: 2020
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Photographs:Ivan Erofeev
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Manufacturers: Interface, Diodis, Gerflor, Grossbond, Linolit, MDM-LIGHT, OWA, Saint Gobain Ecophon BV Ettenleur, Solargy, Stolyarniy Arsenal
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Lead Architects: M. Mikadze, O. Shukurov, A. Perevalova
Text description provided by the architects. The National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan is located in a building erected in 1987 for the Kazan branch of the Lenin Central Museum. The building, clad in Armenian tufa stone thus resembling the image of a waving Soviet flag, is one of the centerpieces of Kazan and a significant example of late Soviet architecture. After the collapse of the USSR, the National Cultural Center "Kazan" was located there, which also housed a Kazan City Museum until recently. The most notable achievement of the project, whilst being respectful to the material and spatial features of the original design, was to transform a somber and outdated structure into a vibrant and lively public space.
