From classrooms to reading rooms: since 1912, the cantonal library in Frauenfeld occupies the former high school.
Thanks to a generous donor, this palace once welcomed the sick and the poor and now hosts a major research library.
From silk spinners to cash registers to 3D printers, this Southern Switzerland landmark has been reinventing itself for 150 years.
A pivotal budget decision and growing awareness of adaptive reuse have transformed an architectural icon into a thriving public library.
From heavy industry to a foundry of ideas, this symbol of the "French Manchester" is now a bustling university campus.
Through fire and pestilence, from farmer cooperative pride to beloved community centre, the history of the Cereolfabriek is far from over.
The transformation of this former technical school by one of the early masters of Modernism questions the balance between preservation and reuse.
From visions of grandeur too big for a city budget to a dying star's last breath, the surprising history of the Maisonneuve library is far from over.
In the corridors of Salzburg's Alte Residenz, a heavy iron door opens to a world of rediscovered treasures and secret passages.
Born of decades of controversy, Montreal's first French-language public library is now home to a very unusual collection.
Thanks to a group of volunteers, this 19th century church in the Netherlands was saved from destruction to become the cultural heart of the community.
Pews have given way to bookshelves in this former Presbyterian church in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley.