Vancouver Public Library Central Branch

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library branch postmodern architecture building public library building

Vancouver Public Library Central Branch is a landmark postmodern library building in downtown Vancouver, renowned for its coliseum-like design by architect Moshe Safdie.

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Vancouver Public Library Central Branch canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf library branch ⓘ
postmodern architecture building ⓘ
public library building ⓘ
address 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ⓘ
architect Moshe Safdie NERFINISHED ⓘ
Moshe Safdie and Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Postmodern architecture ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
hasAmenity café ⓘ
children’s library area ⓘ
computer workstations ⓘ
meeting rooms ⓘ
outdoor terrace ⓘ
special collections area ⓘ
underground parking ⓘ
hasCollectionType audio-visual materials ⓘ
books ⓘ
digital resources ⓘ
magazines and newspapers ⓘ
hasDesignFeature coliseum-like elliptical wall ⓘ
freestanding elliptical colonnade ⓘ
glass-enclosed concourse ⓘ
nine-storey book stacks ⓘ
office tower integrated with library podium ⓘ
public atrium ⓘ
rooftop garden ⓘ
hasFunction event and exhibition space ⓘ
public lending library ⓘ
reading rooms ⓘ
study spaces ⓘ
inspiredBy Roman Colosseum NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn British Columbia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Vancouver ⓘ
nearbyTransit Granville SkyTrain station NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stadium–Chinatown SkyTrain station NERFINISHED ⓘ
multiple TransLink bus routes ⓘ
neighborhood Downtown Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfFloors 9 ⓘ
openingDate 1995 ⓘ
operator Vancouver Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ
owner City of Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Vancouver Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantFor distinctive coliseum-like form ⓘ
example of postmodern civic architecture in Canada ⓘ
role as major civic landmark in Vancouver ⓘ

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Moshe Safdie → notableWork → Vancouver Public Library Central Branch ⓘ
Moshe Safdie → designed → Vancouver Public Library Central Branch ⓘ