Foster + Partners designs tech-filled library for Sharjah

The House of Wisdom, a library and cultural centre designed by Foster + Partners for Sharjah, will feature a cantilevered roof and a book-printing machine.
The library's roof will overhang the two-storey building's facades by 15-metres in all directions to provide shade during the hot days of the city in the United Arab Emirates.
The overhanging roof will shade the library in Sharjah
The House of Wisdom's glass walls will also be shaded by moveable aluminium screens of varied densities, des