#zikawei library

[moodboardmix]

Zikawei Library, Shanghai, China,

Before it became the Zikawei Library, the building was designed as a bookstore by David Chipperfield Architects. Unfortunately, just after the facade and the structure of the building were completed, the building was left vacant. 

After two investments of the bookstore had bowed out, this building was eventually designated to be the public library in Zikawei District and named the Zikawei Library.

Wutopia Lab

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[dlyarchitecture]

#Zikawei Library / Wutopia Lab

[traumacatholic]

A set of thirty Chinese Christian prints showing scenes from the Life of Jesus, likely printed at the Zikawei press in Shanghai, at the end of the 19th century. These posters were intended for use in missionary schools to promote teachings from the Bible. 

The Society of Jesus established a mission complex at the village of Xujiahui [Zikawei] outside of Shanghai in 1847. It encompassed schools, a printing press, and a substantial library, eventually holding over 200 000 volumes.

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