Although he is now settled in Paris, photographer Thibaud Poirer spent most of his life traveling between many countries and experiencing many cultures. That had a great influence on his perception of capturing interiors. He traveled from one city to another with his camera taking shots of the world’s most famous libraries. The symmetrical shots are extraordinary, and they convey the grandiose of the interior.
El Ateneo, Buenos Aires, 1919 _ Photography: Thibaud Poirer
His newest series “Libraries” features grand reading rooms from a number of renowned libraries worldwide. They are rich with beautiful architecture and different decorative styles from various eras. The photographed libraries include Biblioteca Joanina in Coimbra, Portugal, Trinity College Library in Dublin, Ireland, Stadtbibiothek in Stuttgart, Germany, and Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris.
Emily Reyes is a Brooklyn-based architecture writer and Article Curator at Arch2O, known for her sharp eye for experimental design and critical theory. A graduate of the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Emily’s early work explored speculative urbanism and the boundaries between digital form and physical space. After a few years in Los Angeles working with boutique studios on concept-driven installations, she pivoted toward editorial work, drawn by the need to contextualize and critique the fast-evolving architectural discourse. At Arch2O, she curates articles that dissect emerging technologies, post-anthropocentric design, and contemporary spatial politics. Emily also lectures occasionally and contributes essays to independent design journals across North America.