2024-11-23T08:08:18-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150094455/sn-hetta-dialog-s-new-expanded-calgary-central-library-is-now-open Justine Testado 2018-11-05T15:20:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/87/87ed6d0aeb16ccd0f09990ed94211384.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Showing off a dynamic geometric-patterned facade, the new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/13992/calgary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Calgary</a> Central Library by <a href="https://archinect.com/snohetta" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sn&oslash;hetta</a> and DIALOG finally opened its doors to the public on November 1. The Sn&oslash;hetta and DIALOG team was selected to design the new library after winning the Calgary Public Library's international competition <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/78778652/calgary-new-central-library-competition-shortlists-four-teams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">in 2013</a>.</p> <p>Located in a city where more than half of its residents are active library cardholders, the new Central Library was expanded to 240,000 square feet (two-thirds of its original size)&nbsp;to accommodate more visitors and their various library needs.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/89/89a286dfd78541be83f7e5961e5e0283.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/89/89a286dfd78541be83f7e5961e5e0283.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo &copy; Michael Grimm.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/8355b6bd503bb352ccf51b091f73a032.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/8355b6bd503bb352ccf51b091f73a032.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo &copy; Michael Grimm.</figcaption></figure><p>The entry plaza doubles as a portal and bridge that re-establishes pedestrian connections across the site. Gently terraced slopes rise up to the building, while outdoor amphitheaters&nbsp;embedded into the terraces allow people to sit and library programs to take place outdoors.<br></p> <p>&ldquo;The entire building volume is enclosed in the same pattern, allowing all sides to function as the &lsquo;front&rsquo; of the building. This ...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/78778652/calgary-new-central-library-competition-shortlists-four-teams Justine Testado 2013-08-05T21:04:00-04:00 >2013-08-14T12:01:03-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0p/0pk09u2slzjpm6eu.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Who said that libraries were irrelevant in this digital age? Not the submitters in this competition. Since May, the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) in Alberta, Canada has been on the search for the architectural team to create a compelling design for the new Central Public Library in East Village. CMLC, the City of Calgary, and the Calgary Public Library held an open Request for Qualification as Stage One of a two-stage process to ultimately select the Prime Design Consultant.</p></em><br /><br /><p> On August 1, CMLC announced the following four shortlisted firms&mdash;some who already have high-profile status&mdash;that will advance to Stage Two, Request for Proposal:</p> <ul><li> 3XN and AECOM (Denmark and Calgary)</li> <li> KPMB and BKDI (Toronto and Calgary)</li> <li> REX and Group2 (New York and Calgary)</li> <li> Sn&oslash;hetta and Dialog (Oslo/New York and Calgary)</li> </ul>