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Halifax Central Library
The Halifax Central Library is the most significant public building completed in Halifax in over a generation. The building is a place for discovery, learning, and social interaction. It’s the new cultural hub for the region and it has delivered on the promise to be a place for everyone. The 15,000 square metre library was designed through a series of highly participative public consultations and focus group sessions. These meetings established ambitious architectural, social, and environmental goals for the project. Consequently, the building accommodates a wide variety of programs including a 300-seat performance space, music studios, a First Nations Circle, a vegetated green roof, while serving as the only free public space in the heart of the city.
Governor General's Medals in Architecture RAIC (w/ SHL Architects)
Lieutenant Governor Award, Award of Merit (w/SHL Architects)
Mies Crown Hall America Prize Nomination, IIT College of Architecture (w/ SHL Architects)
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Ellis Don
CBCL Limited
SNC Lavalin Inc.
Thornton Tomasetti
Solterre Design
GRLA
Dillon Consulting Limited
Outside! Planning & Design Studio
Doublespace Photography
Julian Parkinson
Adam Mork