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Beijing Just Built a Library That Opens and Closes Like a Shell

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Beijing Just Built a Library That Opens and Closes Like a Shell
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Most public spaces do one thing: they sit there. They look the same in the morning as they do at noon, and they expect you to adapt to them. That’s just how it’s always been. LUO Studio’s Shell Book Pavilion in Beijing decided to skip that whole arrangement entirely.
Completed in 2026 and tucked into the plaza of Xiangyun Town, a commercial district in Beijing, the pavilion is exactly as remarkable as it sounds: a 43-square-meter structure shaped like a clamshell that physicall

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