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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadaen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1992-1995 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorSafdie, Mosheen_US
dc.date1992-1995en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-11T18:59:54Z
dc.date.available2013-04-11T18:59:54Z
dc.date.issued1992-1995en_US
dc.identifier205860en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 899en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/113489
dc.descriptionThe interior plaza, view looking east, with the Library at left and the curved outer retail wall at right; Vancouver Library Square is a mixed-use project--the largest capital project ever undertaken by the City of Vancouver--containing Vancouver's central public library, a federal government office tower, retail and service facilities, and below-grade parking. The Library Square occupies a complete city block and consists of a seven-story rectangular block containing stacks and services. The highlight of the project is a free-standing elliptical wall that contains reading and study areas accessed by bridges from the central pavilion. The roof of the library serves as a large public garden, an example of Safdie's efforts to introduce garden elements into urban settings. The library design was selected through an international competition and officially opened in May 1995. Source: http://cac.mcgill.ca/safdie/searchengines/showrecord.php?id=109en_US
dc.format.mediumconcrete; stone; brick; steel; glassen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectModernisten_US
dc.subjectPostmodernen_US
dc.titleVancouver Library Squareen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A1-SM-VLS-C4en_US
vra.culturalContextCanadianen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypesquare (open space)en_US
vra.worktypemixed-use developmenten_US
vra.worktypelibrary (building)en_US
dc.contributor.displayMoshe Safdie (Canadian architect, born 1938)en_US


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