Grande Bibliotheque du Quebec
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| Grande Bibliotheque du Quebec | |
| Designer | Patkau Architects, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Date | 2005 |
| Building Type | large library, central library |
| Construction System | tinted frosted glass facades |
| Climate | cold temperate |
| Context | urban |
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| Notes | with Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Croft Pelletier Architectes, Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Building aka Grand Bibliothèque of the Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales de Québec (BAnQ), and Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec, Montreal, Quebec. |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | Associés Bibliothéque et Archives nationales du Québec |
| Area | 37,000 sq. meters (400,000 square feet) |
| Program | general library, children’s library, the Collection Nationàle (historic documents pertaining to Québec), public spaces. Subterranean connection to the Montreal metro system. |
| Awards | AIA-ALA Library Building Award 2007. |
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- Grande Bibliothèque du Québec at ArchitectureWeek
- "AIA's Best Libraries 2007", by , ArchitectureWeek No. 335, 2007.0523. p N1.1.
