Canadian Library Thread - Page 8

jamincan · #**141** Posted **Jan 27, 2022, 5:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by niwell

Yes, the Iowa class battleships are gorgeous - an insult to the designers to compare them to the Edmonton library!

Got to visit the Missouri when we were in Hawaii right before COVID whichwas fantastic. Ended up paying extra for the guided tour to places normally off-limits which is definitely worth it. Would be cooler if they were still in the WWII configuration but still quite the experience (obviously lots of stuff is still largely 1940s vintage).

New Jersey has a Youtube channel with a tonne of content on the various parts of the ship, which are quite interesting and worth checking out if you're into that sort of thing. If I'm ever in Philadelphia, I fully intend to shell out the $500 for the curator's tour, but I can't see that happening any time soon.

MolsonExport · #**142** Posted **Jan 27, 2022, 6:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by niwell

Yes, the Iowa class battleships are gorgeous - an insult to the designers to compare them to the Edmonton library!

Got to visit the Missouri when we were in Hawaii right before COVID whichwas fantastic. Ended up paying extra for the guided tour to places normally off-limits which is definitely worth it. Would be cooler if they were still in the WWII configuration but still quite the experience (obviously lots of stuff is still largely 1940s vintage).

I did that too, when I visited Pearl Harbor.

davidivivid · #**143** Posted **Jan 27, 2022, 8:08 PM**

The Maison de la Littérature in old Quebec won a Governor General’s Medal in architecture a few years ago.

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The Maison de la littérature (House of Literature) is located in the historic neighbourhood of Old Québec, a site part of UNESCO’s World Heritage List. In this particularly dense urban setting, Chevalier Morales designed a contemporary annex, a simple and refined volume, to the Wesley Temple, a neo-Gothic heritage church.

Stemming from an architecture competition, the winning project by Chevalier Morales proposed an unforeseen solution, a response exceeding the initial commission’s expectations. The architects chose to move part of the program into a new annex outside the church space to provide a more transparent and universal entrance.

This strategy also helped declutter Wesley Temple, allowing the architects to preserve and restore the original spatiality of the overall structure. Along with the library spaces, the Maison de la littérature’s unique and innovative program also includes a concert/lecture hall, a café, a temporary exhibition space, a permanent exhibition, a resident writer’s apartment, creation studios, a projection room, a classroom as well as a multimedia studio.

https://www.arts-ville.org/laureat-d...dev-2020-cat2/

https://www.fulldes.com/en/maison-de...of-literature/

WhipperSnapper · #**144** Posted **Jan 27, 2022, 9:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by niwell

Yes, the Iowa class battleships are gorgeous - an insult to the designers to compare them to the Edmonton library!

Got to visit the Missouri when we were in Hawaii right before COVID whichwas fantastic. Ended up paying extra for the guided tour to places normally off-limits which is definitely worth it. Would be cooler if they were still in the WWII configuration but still quite the experience (obviously lots of stuff is still largely 1940s vintage).

I've toured the New Jersey in Camden; one of the most post apocalyptic places I've been. The Missouri of Under Siege.... jealous

J.OT13 · #**145** Posted **Jan 28, 2022, 2:53 PM**

What a beautifully executed adaptive reuse of that church in Quebec. I wish we could see more of that. I tried to find pictures of the interior prior to the renovations, but I was unable to.

MolsonExport · #**146** Posted **Jan 28, 2022, 3:29 PM**

Love that QC library. Doesn't look like a battleship at all!

davidivivid · #**147** Posted **Jan 28, 2022, 3:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

What a beautifully executed adaptive reuse of that church in Quebec. I wish we could see more of that. I tried to find pictures of the interior prior to the renovations, but I was unable to.

https://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/citoy...se-wesley.aspx

Harrison · #**148** Posted **Jan 31, 2022, 9:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Love that QC library. Doesn't look like a battleship at all!

It helps when you're starting with an 18th-Century church haha

Gregory_S · #**149** Posted **Feb 11, 2022, 11:52 AM**

The Library of the Parliament of Canada is one of Canada's most beautiful historical libraries, in my opinion.

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JHikka · #**150** Posted **Mar 21, 2022, 4:00 PM**

via ADRM at UT:

https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread...toronto.33485/

Originally planned site slated for a decade from now is being expropriated for TOC/Ontario Line.

J.OT13 · #**151** Posted **Jul 26, 2022, 7:13 PM**

Progress on Ottawa's new Central Library at LeBreton Flats.

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Originally Posted by Harley613

Today

Echoes · #**152** Posted **Oct 11, 2022, 7:12 PM**

Final design of Saskatoon's New Central Library released today:

Site demolition is underway with construction to begin spring 2023 for a 2026 opening.

https://saskatooncentrallibrary.ca/design/final-design/

Echoes · #**153** Posted **Oct 28, 2022, 4:11 PM**

• Video Link

O-tacular · #**154** Posted **Oct 28, 2022, 5:02 PM**

Very nice design for Saskatoon's new library!

JHikka · #**155** Posted **Oct 28, 2022, 5:03 PM**

Three year construction timeline?

J.OT13 · #**156** Posted **May 15, 2023, 1:26 PM**

Progress on Ottawa's Adisōke OPL and LAC joint facility.

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

A few shots from Ādisōke's Twitter.

https://twitter.com/Adisoke/status/1...Cz5d6olPstAAAA

https://twitter.com/Adisoke/status/1...Cz5afPueotAAAA

J.OT13 · #**157** Posted **Jun 9, 2023, 3:56 PM**

Ottawa's new library is progressing well.

J.OT13 · #**158** Posted **Jun 14, 2023, 6:54 PM**

Ottawa's new library taking shape. View from above, from Pat, Rail Fans Discord.

I'll try to wait a little while before posting any new pictures.

phone · #**159** Posted **Jun 14, 2023, 8:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by davidivivid

The Maison de la Littérature in old Quebec won a Governor General’s Medal in architecture a few years ago.

Did Mr. Bean paint the inside using firecrackers and whitewash?

Lovely space, but I can't help but think it's a shame to lose the beautiful colour of the wood.

HomeInMyShoes · #**160** Posted **Jun 15, 2023, 1:03 PM**

Meanwhile, in Regina.

'Serious' Injury Leads to Temporary Closure of Regina Library Central Location
David Prisciak, CTVNews - June 14, 2023

Now you can witness stabbings at the library. Bring the whole family, it's sure to be educational.