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1 MUNICIPAL BUILDING 2 NEW CENTRAL LIBRARY 3 EAST VILLAGE (UNDER DEVELOPMENT) 4 NATIONAL MUSIC CENTRE
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:: MF :: This project offers nice urban connections between the streets. The shape is driven by the curve of the rail line, which gives rationale to the plan and overall organization. :: PH :: From the inside, the reading of the structure against the façade creates visual interest. We had some concerns about whether the building could be more specific in its identity as belonging to Calgary. :: JH :: The interior atrium is an inviting, generous civic space, at a nat-
ural centre point within the eye-shaped volume. The strategy of concentrating interior and exterior circulation routes at this point is clear and completely appropriate in this context.
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CLIENT CALGARY MUNICIPAL LAND CORPORATION, CALGARY PUBLIC LIBRARY AND CITY OF CALGARY | ARCHITECT TEAM SNØHETTA—VANESSA KASSABIAN, ANNE-RACHEL SCHIFFMANN, BEN MATTHEWS, DENNIS RIJKHOFF, JEFFREY CHEUNG, JUSTIN SHEA, MATHIEU LEMIEUX-BLANCHARD, MIA KANG, MICHELLE DELK, SAMUEL BRISSETTE. DIALOG—ROB ADAMSON, JANICE LIEBE, ALAN COLLYER, DAVID MAKSYMEC, JOHN LYONS, ANTONIO GÓMEZ-PALACIO, JOHN DO, DON BUSCHERT, CHRIS HEINARANTA, ERIN PARCHOMA, MATT JORDAN, WAYNE YARJAU, MARK WALLACE, TIM MCGINN, MATT PARKES, TREVOR CLEALL, ADAM HOWES. | PROJECT MANAGEMENT MHPM PROJECT MANAGERS | STRUCTURAL ENTUITIVE | CIVIL DECLAN CORPORATION | MECHANICAL DIALOG | ELECTRICAL SMP ENGINEERING | LANDSCAPE SNØHETTA/DIALOG | INTERIORS SNØHETTA | CONTRACTOR STUART OLSON | ACOUSTICS FFA CONSULTANTS IN ACOUSTICS AND NOISE CONTROL LTD. | IT/AV MCSQUARED SYSTEM DESIGN GROUP INC. | SECURITY SMP ENGINEERING | ENVELOPE BUILDING ENVELOPE ENGINEERING INC. | COST HANSCOMB | GRAPHICS/WAYFINDING SNØHETTA DESIGN/ENTRO | AREA 240,000 FT 2 | BUDGET $245 M | COMPLETION 2018
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