José Castillo Oléa

Interior of a contemporary library, showing a thin steel and glass breezeway crossing a space with high bookshelves on either sides.

Biblioteca de México “Ciudadela”

From instrument of colonialism to citadel of knowledge, this massive library in the heart of Mexico City is a joyful labyrinth where to get lost in a good book.

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