In this issue…

• ON THE COVER: The LocHal by CIVIC Architects is an adaptive reuse project which presents a ‘new chapter’ for public libraries, offering much more than just a repository for books to the city of Tilburg. For the full report on this project, go to page 42. Cover Image © Stijn Bollaert
• A new sports centre forms a key part of an ongoing masterplan at Oxford University’s iconic Iffley Road Sports Complex, where Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile. James Parker reports on a highly flexible space with an innovative glass floor.
• An adaptive reuse project in a former Netherlands train depot is being hailed as a sign of things to come for public libraries, with an open design that provides a lot more than just bookshelves. Jack Wooler reports.
• Additional features, interviews and comments from CABE, CIBSE, Maber Architects, Sika, Hörmann UK, NBT, Fordingbridge, and more.

And much more…