LIBER Architecture Group
Library Buildings in Europe

Average values for the selected libraries

22.589
39,39
25.497
1.623
TOTAL FLOOR AREA (m2)
TOTAL COST (million €)
SHELVING CAPACITY (linear meters)
SEATING CAPACITY (seats)
Boekentoren Gent library building architecture design interior view

Boekentoren

Ghent, Belgium
2021
TOTAL FLOOR AREA
20,000 m2
NUMBER OF STAFF
n/a
SHELVING CAPACITY
n/a
TOTAL SEATING CAPACITY
404 seats
Laidlaw Library University Leeds building architecture design exterior view

Laidlaw Library

Leeds, United Kingdom
2015
TOTAL FLOOR AREA
25,372 m2
NUMBER OF STAFF
145 FTE
SHELVING CAPACITY
54,034 linear meters
TOTAL SEATING CAPACITY
3,897 seats
Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg Albert-Ludwigs-Universität university library building architecture design exterior view

Freiburg University Library

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
2015
TOTAL FLOOR AREA
20,811 m2
NUMBER OF STAFF
150 FTE
SHELVING CAPACITY
10,250 linear meters
TOTAL SEATING CAPACITY
1,020 seats
Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim university library building architecture design interior view

Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim

Mannheim, Germany
2014
TOTAL FLOOR AREA
19,653 m2
NUMBER OF STAFF
83 FTE
SHELVING CAPACITY
19,400 linear meters
TOTAL SEATING CAPACITY
2,012 seats
McClay Library Queen’s University Belfast building architecture design interior view

The McClay Library

Belfast, United Kingdom
2009
TOTAL FLOOR AREA
20,574 m2
NUMBER OF STAFF
118 FTE
SHELVING CAPACITY
38,000 linear meters
TOTAL SEATING CAPACITY
2,755 seats