由preston scott cohen设计的位于中国的大同图书馆由一个四层高的螺旋斜坡组成，沿着馆内的书架和小阅读室的轮廓围成。这一设计利用了大空间和的进步的循环来调节构成中心图书馆的两个主要部分之间的压力。主图书馆充当起即是社区中心也是为了人们学习提供知识存档地的角色。这两个项目内陈列着着教室、一条走廊、非正式会议厅以及一个礼堂，由一个绿色的庭院围绕着。这个大型的建筑形象“书斜坡”把四层楼的印花空间连接在了一起，同时迂回的内部结构也恰到好处地诠释了复杂的外部结构。建筑师们把用于飞机设计的软件使用在这个建筑上形成一个复杂的表面，使得在视觉上形成互相挤压和扩张的效果，就像一个正在翱翔的建筑形态。玻璃瓦覆盖在一些晶面上，在白天日光可以笼罩着整个图书馆内部。

organized by a four-storey helical ramp lined with bookshelves and study carrels， preston scott cohen's design for the 'datong library' in china seeks to mediate the tension between the two major roles of a central library using dynamic spaces and progressive circulation. a main library serves as both a community center and an intellectual archive for individual study. these two programs are resolved with a garden courtyard around which classrooms， a gallery， informal meeting rooms and an auditorium are arrayed. while the grand architectural gesture is the 'book ramp' which ties four floors-worth of printed volumes together， the circuitous interior is perhaps best expressed in the intricately tiled exterior. software intended for use in aircraft design was used to realize a complex skin that allows the envelope to visually compress and expand so as to best express the dramatically soaring tectonic form. some of the facets are clad with glazed tiles， which allowinterior spaces to be generously awash with daylight.