"Kengo Kuma and Associates was recently awarded first prize in the competition to design a new library in Rzeszów, the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship in southeastern Poland. The city, home to nearly 200,000 residents, lies on the Wisłok River and is known as a center for the aviation industry. Strategically positioned along the main Kraków-Lviv railway and road corridor, it also serves as an important transit point near the Ukrainian border."
"Located on Józef Piłsudski Avenue, the new library is conceived as a connector between the Marshal's Office of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship and the nearby Secondary School Complex, reinforcing the area's civic character. The program combines traditional library functions with cultural, educational, and artistic spaces. In addition to reading and collection areas, an expanded event zone includes a music hall, multifunctional hall, conference rooms, and administrative areas."
The library sits on Józef Piłsudski Avenue between the Marshal's Office and a nearby Secondary School Complex, strengthening civic presence. The program merges library functions with cultural, educational, and artistic facilities, including reading and collection areas, a music hall, multifunctional hall, conference rooms, and administration. A spiraling volume becomes the tallest element while event spaces and roof terraces extend activities toward the city. The design establishes a green buffer along avenue trees and shifts the main entrance to a quieter southeastern side, creating a focused arrival via a "quiet promenade" and soft boundaries of greenery, seating, pergolas, and unified paving. Cycling and micromobility receive priority with covered bicycle parking, service points, and underground electric charging; parking is arranged in pockets.
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