(4 February 2017) Restoration of the former Shanghai Library in Yangpu District has been completed.
Officials said yesterday that expansion work would continue to realize the original vision of its architect Dong Dayou (1899-1973).
The exterior of the 80-year-old library on Heishan Road was damaged by decades of weathering and has now been cleaned and repainted.
A further expansion work will extend the 3,900-square- meter library to 15,000 square meters, following the original design charts created by Dong, who studied at the University of Minnesota and Cornell University. Dong was also renowned for his works on an earlier Shanghai city hall in 1931 and many Spanish-style houses on Wukang Road.
Upon its completion, the restored and expanded building in the Jiangwan area will serve as the Yangpu District Library with about 650,000 book and seating for 650 people.
The announcement in full is here.
