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Architects: Group2, Patkau Architects
- Area: 1130 m²
- Year: 2018
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Photographs:James Dow / Patkau Architects
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Manufacturers: Calibre Coatings, Cascadia Metals, Devon Industries, Kawneer, LINEA, Millwork and Supplies Co. Ltd., Reynobond, Western Archrib, Westform Metals
Text description provided by the architects. The Capilano Library is inspired by a ravine hidden within dense foliage at the edge of its suburban site. Orphaned from the North Saskatchewan River by intense urbanization in the 1960s, the ravine is a remnant of a riparian prairie ecosystem that once characterized the Edmonton area. Flanked by a residential street to the west and the orphaned ravine to the east, the site is ideal for a library, both accessible and connected to nature.
