• Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch, exterior at dusk
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    © Jon Miller / Hedrich Blessing
  • Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch, exterior at night
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    © Jon Miller / Hedrich Blessing
  • Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch, interior view of skylight
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    © Jon Miller / Hedrich Blessing
  • Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch, children's library area
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    © Jon Miller / Hedrich Blessing
  • Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch, group reading area
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    © Jon Miller / Hedrich Blessing
  • Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch, exterior at dusk
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    © Jon Miller / Hedrich Blessing
  • Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch, exterior during the day
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    © Jon Miller / Hedrich Blessing
  • Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch, exterior at night
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    © Jon Miller / Hedrich Blessing

Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch

Chicago, Illinois

Design Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Architect of Record: Wight & Company
Completion: 2015
LEED Gold®

This new library serves as a civic, educational, and social hub for Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood, providing a vibrant gathering place driven by technology-based learning. Amenities in this 16,000 square foot, $16 million, two-story building include enhanced collections spaces, technological upgrades, dedicated areas for children and teens, a community room, and on-site parking.

Daylight and electric light fill the atrium and highlight the dynamic mural, “Visual Riot” by Chicago-based artist Christopher Hungerman. The all-LED lighting system is efficient, sustainable, and designed to complement an open socially responsive and responsible architectural environment.