Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Halifax Central Library is a public library in Halifax, Nova Scotia on the corner of Spring Garden Road and Queen Street. It serves as the flagship library of the Halifax Public Libraries, replacing the Spring Garden Road Memorial Library.A new central library was discussed by library administrators for several decades. The regional council voted to approve the project in principle in 2008. The architects, a joint venture between local firm Fowler Bauld and Mitchell and Schmidt Hammer Lassen of Denmark, were chosen in 2010 through an international design competition. The building, designed through an extensive public participation process, houses a wide range of amenities including cafes, an auditorium, and community rooms.Construction began in 2010 on a prominent downtown site that had been a parking lot for half a century. The new library opened in December 2014 and has become a highly popular gathering place. It won a Lieutenant Governor’s Design Award in Architecture in 2014."@en }
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- Halifax_Central_Library abstract "The Halifax Central Library is a public library in Halifax, Nova Scotia on the corner of Spring Garden Road and Queen Street. It serves as the flagship library of the Halifax Public Libraries, replacing the Spring Garden Road Memorial Library.A new central library was discussed by library administrators for several decades. The regional council voted to approve the project in principle in 2008. The architects, a joint venture between local firm Fowler Bauld and Mitchell and Schmidt Hammer Lassen of Denmark, were chosen in 2010 through an international design competition. The building, designed through an extensive public participation process, houses a wide range of amenities including cafes, an auditorium, and community rooms.Construction began in 2010 on a prominent downtown site that had been a parking lot for half a century. The new library opened in December 2014 and has become a highly popular gathering place. It won a Lieutenant Governor’s Design Award in Architecture in 2014.".