LIBER Architecture Group
Library Buildings in Europe

Average values for the selected libraries

8.278
39,23
13.906
740
TOTAL FLOOR AREA (m2)
TOTAL COST (million €)
SHELVING CAPACITY (linear meters)
SEATING CAPACITY (seats)
Bill Bryson Library Durham University library building architecture design interior view

Bill Bryson Library

Durham, United Kingdom
2013
TOTAL FLOOR AREA
8,558 m2
NUMBER OF STAFF
65 FTE
SHELVING CAPACITY
17,519 linear meters
TOTAL SEATING CAPACITY
879 seats
Sir Duncan Rice Library interior view

The Sir Duncan Rice Library, Aberdeen

Aberdeen, United Kingdom
2012
TOTAL FLOOR AREA
7,772 m2
NUMBER OF STAFF
66 FTE
SHELVING CAPACITY
24,000 linear meters
TOTAL SEATING CAPACITY
766 seats