National library

Chris commented...

Look at the Astana Arena thread for the description to change the location

2 years ago

Maxut commented...

Chris, the location you have placed is wrong. The Google map is totally unupdated and there is we can't find the second bridge on it which placed simmetrically to the first bridge on the other side of Presidential palace. How can I place the mark to the right location?

2 years ago

Chris commented...

I changed the location to what I think is the correct location, or at least next to the bridge in the update picture.

2 years ago

Maarten commented...

could not find the exact location...

2 years ago

Maarten commented...

Groundbreaking for the Astana National Library which sits 500 meters from the Presidential Palace has already occurred and pilings and foundations are being poured in the coming months. If all goes along to schedule then the library will be completed at the start of 2012.
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2 years ago

Urbika added this project

BIG architects were awarded first prize in an open international competition to design kazakhstan’s new national library in astana, named after the firstpresident of the republic of kazakhstan, nursultan nazarbayev, encompasses an estimated 33.000m2. the winning proposal was chosen by the prime minister of kazakhstan k. masimov together with astana’s akim i.tasmagambetov and a council of architects. the circular organisation of the archive at its inner core combines the clarity of a linear organisation with the convenience of an infinite loop.

'the design of the national library combines four universal archetypes across space and time into a new national symbol: 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

the library is conceived as a symbiosis of urbanity and nature. like astana, which is located in the heart of the kazakh mainland, it will be integrated into the heart of a re-created kazakh landscape. the park around the library is designed like a living library of trees, plants, minerals and rocks allowing visitors to experience a cross section of kazakhstan’s natural landscape.

2 years ago

Urbika added company BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
2 years ago