Bethlehem Library (Spanish: ''Parque Biblioteca Belén'') is one of ten library parks in

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, located in Comuna 16. The library was designed by Japanese architect

Hiroshi Naito is an architect from Japan, known for his modern architecture, modern-style buildings. His work includes projects in other countries. He is the principal architect at Hiroshi Naito Architect & Associates in Tokyo. He is Professor emeritus at t ...

in collaboration with the

University of Tokyo The University of Tokyo (, abbreviated as in Japanese and UTokyo in English) is a public research university in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1877 as the nation's first modern university by the merger of several pre-westernisation era ins ...

. It is named after its location in the Belén (Bethlehem) commune of Medellín. The library park has public spaces with three different ambiances: a green plaza, a water plaza, and a plaza for the public.

History

Universities in Colombia began a program of sharing with the University of Tokyo in 2006. As part of this exchange, a group of architects from the University of Tokyo, under the direction of Hiroshi Naito, donated the design of Bethlehem Library.

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External links

Official Library Homepage ''(Spanish)''
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