Formline Architecture + Urbanism, Chevalier Morales architectes, and Architecture49 have designed Saskatoon’s new central library, inspired by the traditional First Nation and Métis architecture to bring reconciliation and sustainability to the forefront.
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Perkins&Will and Smoke Architecture will soon reveal the redesign for the Dawes Road Library and Community Hub.
Defined as the combination of a park and a shopping mall, Pierrefonds Public Library, designed by Chevalier Morales, aims to bring old city planning concepts to life by blending greenspaces and community utility together...
Designs for new Guelph Central Library unveiled
(10/26/2021)
The Guelph Public Library board of directors has approved the schematic design for the new Central Library recently presented by Diamond Schmitt Architects, including interior and exterior renderings.
Ottawa Library named after Anishinābe Nation
(08/30/2021)
The library, designed by Diamond Schmitt, partnered with KWC architects, will deliver experience through its public services and events.
Salvaged copper adds drama to library
(05/16/2018)
Green, patinated copper is the result of a natural aging process and has been coveted by architects and designers since ancient times. Copper does not react with water, but it does with atmospheric oxygen,...
The procurement process a new Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada joint facility has entered a new phase. A City of Ottawa request for qualifications (RFQ) process for professional design services, initiated...
Architectural Digest has named Calgary’s Central Library as one of the 12 most anticipated buildings of 2018.
For the first time since its opening in 1973, the University of Toronto’s Robarts Library is undergoing an expansion. The addition to the library is intended to offer both increased work space and visual...
Open-access experiential learning is at the heart of the design for the Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL) at the University of Calgary.