Public Service Announcement

Halifax Central Library

(Thursday, November 5, 2009) - Four architectural firms have been short-listed to provide consulting services for the new Central Library. The Expression of Interest attracted thirteen high quality submissions from internationally esteemed architectural teams.

The 4 teams in alphabetical order are as follows:

Fowler Bauld and Mitchell/Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
HOK Architects/Lydon Lynch Architects
Moriyama & Teshima Architects/Barrie and Langille Architects
Shore Tilbe Irwin and Partners/John K. Dobbs and Associates

The next step will be to issue a request for proposals next week for architectural consulting services from short-listed candidates. It is anticipated that the final selection for consulting services will be made in January.

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Contact:

Shaune MacKinlay
Manager, Public Affairs
(902) 490-6531