Priceless Architecture Books Destroyed

What a week. Earthquakes... cyclones... tornadoes... and now a fire. A raging blaze at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has destroyed one of the greatest architecture libraries in Europe. Lost are important academic collections and drawings, including books that date back to the 16th century. Many projects and models by faculty and students have also been destroyed.

The modernist building was designed by architects J.H. van den Broek and Jacob Bakema, who helped rebuild Rotterdam after World War II.

Full story from Architectural Record: Fire Engulfs Academic Building in the Netherlands >