The students teamed up with a Mexican architecture firm, Carlos Santoscoy Architectos, in order to enter this design in professional competition. Designed for a public library of 2 million volumes and 3 million annual visitors, the design was conceived as the physical manifestation of the library's role as informational, cultural, and urban connection point. The criss-crossed floorplan offers simple wayfinding and varied atrium spaces. The copper honeycomb skin offers shifting transparency and shields the glazed facade from solar exposure.
