Bethlehem Library

Bethlehem Library Park
	Exterior view of library
Type	Public Library
Established	March 15, 2008
Location	Belén, Medellin, Colombia

Bethlehem Library (Spanish: Parque Biblioteca Belén) is one of ten library parks in Medellín, Colombia, located in Comuna 16. The library was designed by Japanese architect Hiroshi Naito in collaboration with the University of Tokyo.[1] It is named after its location in the Belén (Bethlehem) commune of Medellín.

The library park has public spaces with three different ambiances: a green plaza, a water plaza, and a plaza for the public.

History

Universities in Colombia began a program of sharing with the University of Tokyo in 2006. As part of this exchange, a group of architects from the University of Tokyo, under the direction of Hiroshi Naito, donated the design of Bethlehem Library.[2]

Interior view of Bethlehem Library Park.

References

Manuela Agudo Catalán (2008). El romanticismo en Aragón (1838-1854): literatura, prensa y sociedad. Universidad de Zaragoza. pp. 102–. ISBN 978-84-7733-137-7. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
Luis Fernando González Escobar (2010). Ciudad y arquitectura urbana en Colombia 1980-2010. Universidad de Antioquia. pp. 190–. ISBN 978-958-714-382-9. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

External links

Official Library Homepage (Spanish)

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[Catalán2008-1] Manuela Agudo Catalán (2008). El romanticismo en Aragón (1838-1854): literatura, prensa y sociedad. Universidad de Zaragoza. pp. 102–. ISBN 978-84-7733-137-7. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

[Escobar2010-2] Luis Fernando González Escobar (2010). Ciudad y arquitectura urbana en Colombia 1980-2010. Universidad de Antioquia. pp. 190–. ISBN 978-958-714-382-9. Retrieved 21 August 2013.