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.

Type
Architecture
Interior Design
Community
Year
2015
Size
Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Partner
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
Awards

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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Collaborators

Ellis Don

CBCL Limited

SNC Lavalin Inc.

Thornton Tomasetti

Solterre Design

GRLA

Dillon Consulting Limited

Outside! Planning & Design Studio

Photography

Doublespace Photography

Julian Parkinson

Adam Mork

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