The Book Stop Intramuros is a pop-up

library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...

located in Plaza Roma,

Intramuros Intramuros (Latin for "inside the walls") is the historic walled area within the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is administered by the Intramuros Administration with the help of the city government of Manila. Present-day I ...

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. The unit was designed and conceptualized by William Ti and commissioned in 2016 by the WTA Architecture + Design Studio (WTA). In June 2017, the management and ownership of the Book Stop Intramuros was transferred to the

Intramuros Administration The Intramuros Administration (IA) is an agency of the Department of Tourism of the Philippines that is mandated to orderly restore, administer, and develop the historic walled area of Intramuros that is situated within the modern City of Manil ...

.GMA News
''SONA: "The Book Stop" layong maibalik ang pagmamahal ng publiko sa pagbabasa ng libro'' May 1, 2018.Rappler
''The Book Stop Project'' August 27, 2017. The Book Stop Intramuros is a component of WTA's The Book Stop Project Network which explores how libraries need to evolve, attract and engage contemporary users, and promote reading for the younger generations.Intramuros Administration website
''Award-Winning Book Stop Returns to Intramuros'' June 19, 2017.

Awards

Some of the awards received by Book Stop Intramuros: *Architizer People's and Jury's Choice Award, New York City, USA (2016);Nana Nadal
''The Book Stop Project'' June 12, 2017. *Shortlist for World Building of the Year, World Architecture Festival, Berlin, Germany (2016);Philippine Embassy Germany
''Philippine's Pop-up library design makes waves at Berlin's World Architecture Festival 2016'' December 14, 2016.

References

{{Manila attractions Plazas in Manila Buildings and structures in Intramuros Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Metro Manila Landmarks in the Philippines