In the picture below is a very interesting example of the work of Gunnar Asplund. It’s a library, but not just any library. The Stockholm Public Library is a fascinating display of Nordic Classicism. According to The Museum of Modern Art, the rotunda (I found out what a rotunda is, like the one I grew up seeing in Chicago’s O’Hare airport) makes it possible for the public to retrieve books from the stacks without the help of a librarian. I love that the design is both nice to look at aesthetically but also is practical considering the number of books it must hold.