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Impressive Facelifts

Forsyth County (N.C.) Central Library

Forsyth County demolished a portion of its old library building—actually two incongruous structures built 30 years apart—to create a seamless, light-filled, modern third place for the community with more than 50,000 square feet of new space.

Project: Renovation and expansion
Architect: RATIO
Size: 101,000 square feet
Cost: $23.8 million
Photo: Monica Slaney