22-1081: (Redirected from Central Library ) Central library may refer to: Canada [ edit ] Calgary Central Library , Alberta Mississauga Central Library , Ontario North York Central Library , Toronto, Ontario Halifax Central Library , Nova Scotia Denmark [ edit ] Odense Central Library Finland [ edit ] Helsinki Central Library Hong Kong [ edit ] Hong Kong Central Library India [ edit ] Central Library, IIT, Bombay Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Library at Banaras Hindu University, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Iran [ edit ] Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi , in Mashad Italy [ edit ] National Central Library (Florence) National Central Library (Rome) Japan [ edit ] Tenri Central Library Mexico [ edit ] Central Library (UNAM) , at
44-501: A "new icon for the city" at the public unveiling of the final design in 2014. Public art for the library was selected in 2017, with one percent of the project budget dedicated to public art. The first stage of construction was the $ 25 million encapsulation of a 135-metre (443 ft) section of light rail used by Calgary Transit's Red Line , which emerges from a tunnel under the site. The light rail encapsulation began in May 2014 and
66-460: A Calgary light rail trackway below, as well as a public plaza . Planning for a new library began in 2004 and was finalized in 2011. Construction began in 2013 with the encapsulation of an existing CTrain light rail tunnel portal; above-ground construction of the library itself began in September 2015. The Calgary Central Library is located along 3rd Street SE between 7th and 9th avenues in
88-506: A design competition in 2013. The entire building is oval-shaped and is elevated one floor above street level to cover a CTrain light rail tunnel and an open plaza , included with the intention of connecting Calgary's East Village to Downtown. The entrance is framed by wood-clad arches inspired by the shape of arched clouds made by Chinook winds in Alberta. Landscaping around the library and adjoining plaza consists of terracing inspired by
110-767: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Calgary Central Library The Calgary Central Library , also known as the Calgary New Central Library ( NCL ), is a public library in Calgary , Alberta , Canada, and the flagship branch of the Calgary Public Library system. The building is located in the Downtown East Village neighbourhood and opened on November 1, 2018, replacing an earlier central branch built in
132-431: Is on two storeys and is constructed of red brick with stone dressings and striped pilasters . The library occupies the corner part of the building; the west and south walls have flanking pylons on plinths made of stone. The corner entrance is flanked by three ionic columns on each side. Over the doorway is a large, rectangular window, and above that, a frieze carved with the words " Central Public Library ". At
154-699: The Downtown East Village neighborhood. The library is directly east of the Calgary Municipal Building and the connected City Hall Station for the CTrain . The Central Library shares its block with the historic King Edward Hotel to the southeast, which is connected to the National Music Centre with a skybridge to the east. Planning began in 2004 for a new central library branch in Downtown Calgary to replace
176-567: The foothills of the Canadian Rockies . The exterior of the Calgary Central Library is wrapped in a textured façade , with translucent fritted glass panels used to shield private study areas and clear glass to make public areas viewable from the outside. The 22,000-square-metre (240,000 sq ft) interior is centered around a four-storey central atrium topped by a skylight . The lower floors contain
198-500: The 1960s in Downtown Calgary . The four- storey building cost CA$ 245 million to construct and was designed by American- Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta and Canadian firm DIALOG after the two firms' joint bid won a design competition in 2013. Their design features an oval-like form and an interior with a large central atrium with a skylight . The building is elevated one floor above street level to accommodate
220-794: The Central Library with the Global Design Merit Award 2019 for Pathfinding, noting the simple, friendly approach to colours and shapes which provides information to patrons. The Central Library would also win the Canadian Consulting Engineers Award of Excellence and CISC Alberta Steel Design Award for Building Communities, the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies 2019 CCE Award of Excellence, Canadian Architect Award of Merit, and Azure Magazine's Best Canadian Architecture of
242-618: The Decade. Central Library, Blackpool Central Library is a public library in Blackpool , Lancashire, England. The building that contains the library and the Grundy Art Gallery has been designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage. In 1908, a site was picked for a new library and art gallery on Queen Street. It was partly financed by Bury artists Cuthbert and John Grundy. Construction started on
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#1732764710528264-2910: The National Autonomous University of Mexico New Zealand [ edit ] Christchurch Central Library Pakistan [ edit ] Central Library Bahawalpur Singapore [ edit ] Central Library, NUS , of the National University of Singapore South Africa [ edit ] Central Library Cape Town Spain [ edit ] Central Library of Cantabria Switzerland [ edit ] Zurich Central Library Taiwan [ edit ] National Central Library United Arab Emirates [ edit ] Dubai Central Library United Kingdom [ edit ] England [ edit ] Central Library, Blackpool Birkenhead Central Library Birmingham Central Library Bristol Central Library Croydon Central Library Derby Central Library Kensington Central Library Leeds Central Library Liverpool Central Library Manchester Central Library Oxford Central Library Reading Central Library Sheffield Central Library Stockport Central Library Northern Ireland [ edit ] Belfast Central Library Scotland [ edit ] Central Library, Aberdeen Central Library, Edinburgh Wales [ edit ] Cardiff Central Library Old Swansea Central Library United States [ edit ] California [ edit ] Los Angeles Central Library Sacramento City Library Norman F. Feldheym Central Library , San Bernardino San Diego Central Library Florida [ edit ] Hart Memorial Central Library , Kissimmee Georgia [ edit ] Atlanta Central Library Indiana [ edit ] Central Library (Indianapolis) Maryland [ edit ] NOAA Central Library , in Silver Spring Massachusetts [ edit ] Central Library (Somerville, Massachusetts) Minnesota [ edit ] Minneapolis Central Library Missouri [ edit ] Central Library (Kansas City, Missouri) New York [ edit ] Central Library (Brooklyn Public Library) Oregon [ edit ] Central Library (Portland, Oregon) Pennsylvania [ edit ] Parkway Central Library , Philadelphia Texas [ edit ] J. Erik Jonsson Central Library , Dallas Old Dallas Central Library Wisconsin [ edit ] Central Library (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Washington [ edit ] Seattle Central Library See also [ edit ] State Central Library (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
286-495: The building in 1909, and it was completed in 1911. It was designed by Scottish architecture firm Cullen, Lochhead and Brown, who had won a competition for the project. In August 2010, the library closed to the public to undergo a year-long renovation that cost £3 million. It reopened on 26 September 2011. The Library celebrated its centenary on 26 October 2011. The library is in the Edwardian Baroque style. It
308-789: The current Central Library site in Downtown, the former headquarters of the Calgary Board of Education , Olympic Plaza , and the former Telus World of Science centre in the Downtown West End . Funding for the Calgary Central Library project was budgeted at $ 245 million, with $ 175 million contributed by the City of Calgary, $ 70 million from the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, a city-owned real estate developer . The largest private donation for
330-473: The library's meeting spaces and activity centres, while the upper floors feature book stacks with space for 450,000 titles and a reading room. At street level, one floor below the main lobby, is a 340-seat theatre, conference rooms , and small café. The library features several sustainable design features, such as triple-pane windows to save energy on climate control and finishings made of low volatile organic compound materials. One notable absence from
352-405: The new library is a connection to Calgary's +15 skybridge system that spans the central business district of Calgary, with the nearest connected structure at the Calgary Municipal Building . A connection was considered, but ultimately rejected because of conflicts with the city hall's hours of operation as well as low predicted traffic. Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi described the library as
374-569: The previous structure which had been in use since 1964. The City of Calgary, working with the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation , proposed a site adjacent to the Calgary Municipal Building in the Downtown East Village neighborhood. Calgary City Council approved the project in 2011, providing $ 40 million for its construction. Other sites in consideration, and subsequently rejected included
396-550: The project, via the Calgary Public Library Foundation, was a $ 1.5 million contribution from Nexen , a Calgary-based oil company and subsidiary to the Chinese state-run CNOOC , for the naming rights to a high-tech learning centre. The Calgary Central Library's design was unveiled to the public in September 2014 by architects Snøhetta (known for Bibliotheca Alexandrina ) and DIALOG , who won
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440-403: The top, there is an octagonal leaded dome, which has a finial shaped like an urn. On 20 October 1983 the building that contains the library, and the adjacent Grundy Art Gallery , was designated a Grade II listed building by Historic England . The Grade II listing—the lowest of the three grades—is for buildings that are "nationally important and of special interest". As part of
462-423: Was completed in September 2015, allowing for construction of the above ground portion of the Central Library to begin. The Calgary Central Library was opened to the public on November 1, 2018, with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield dedicating the building. Following the opening ceremonies , special public events continued for four days, with a total of 52,000 people visited the new Central Library. The library
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#1732764710528484-790: Was praised for its design and its potential impact on Calgary's image amid a planned bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics . Prior to the Central Library's completion, the design was listed as one of Architectural Digest's twelve most anticipated buildings of 2018. The design won a 2020 Architecture Award from the American Institute of Architects , a 2020 American Institute of Architects New York Design Award for outstanding architectural design by American Institute of Architects New York members, and American Institute of Architects, American Library Association and Library Leadership and Management Association 2019 AIA/ALA Library Building Award. The Society for Experiential Graphic Designs awarded
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