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Library · Contemporary

Calgary Central Library

Snøhetta, DIALOG · Calgary, Canada · 2018

Key featuresLens-shaped volume arching over a light-rail line, with hexagonal cladding and a timber-lined atrium.

Architect
Snøhetta, DIALOG
Place
Calgary, Canada
Year
2018
Typology
Library
Movement
Contemporary
Region
Americas
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