Items Tagged with 'Library Projects'

Announced by President Joe Biden Sept. 28 at the Tempe Center for the Arts, the McCain National Library at Arizona State University will honor the life and legacy of Sen. John McCain.

The Adams Street branch is the first new library built in Brooklyn since 1983 and the first branch constructed in the DUMBO neighborhood—the result of dozens of meetings with community members aimed at providing new resources for the area and fostering civic literacy.

Inspired by the great Beaux Arts civic institutions constructed over 100 years ago, the overall intent with the Riverside Main Library was to create a civic gathering spot in a modern vocabulary that honors the diversity, resiliency and future of the region.

In the jobsite trailer for the $121-million renovation and expansion of the University of Virginia’s Alderman Library, Skanska project executive John Calvin points to copies of 1937 construction photos showing the 100,000-sq-ft horseshoe-shaped structure being carved into a hillside below the school’s historic Rotunda and Academical Village.

This $6.7-million, 18,000-sq-ft library required the project team to make extensive modifications to achieve a curved design—all while working with materials that were not intended to bend along a curve. 

This stunning five-story repository for Tennessee’s collection of books and public/historic records replaces the oldest archives building in the nation and includes three stories dedicated to the library and archives, one level of below-grade parking and a single-story mechanical penthouse. 

With a strong commitment to supporting the local community throughout the project, a joint venture of Skanska USA and Holt Brothers delivered a nearly 95,000-sq-ft renovation and addition to a major public building in Durham, N.C., giving it a new sense of prominence.

To support the needs of this growing community south of Tucson, the 17,000-sq-ft library includes areas for specific types of book collections; meeting rooms; a large multipurpose room that expands to the outdoor performance patio for special presentations; and the “next big thing room,” designed to accommodate future community needs.

Key milestone achieved in $211-million modernization amid the coronavirus pandemic

The 18,000-sq-ft, two-story Marmalade Library serves as a gateway to downtown Salt Lake City.