Canada: Vancouver Public Library’s $15.5-million Expansion Plans

From 24Hours Vancouver:

Vancouver’s Central Library on Robson Street will be expanding by 35,000 square feet starting in early 2017 — introducing a greater variety of spaces and the development of a green roof.
The announcement of the $15.5-million [$11.98-million/USD] expansion comes a year after the library introduced a digital Inspiration Lab.
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The library will also be the new home of the Vancouver Archives.
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Though final designs have not yet been approved, the architect is Moshe Safdie, who designed Library Square originally in 1995.

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