September 2020: Latest updates on the joint facility project September already! Good news: the Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada Joint Project Team and architectural firms have continued their design work over the past few months. Here is some of the latest news on the project: Progress on the design of the OPL-LAC
At an event today, Mayor Jim Watson, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and MP for Ottawa Centre, and Councillor Tim Tierney, Chair of the Ottawa Public Library Board revealed the proposed architectural design for the Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada
Following successful negotiations, the team of Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects will design the new joint facility shared by Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada. The design development work for this major civic building is expected to begin in early 2019. Diamond Schmitt Architects is an internationally recognized Canadian architecture firm established
Future site of new central library to be local and national destination At a ceremony held today, Mayor Jim Watson and The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, with Councillor Tim Tierney, Chair of the Ottawa Public Library Board, dedicated the
On June 13, 2018, the City of Ottawa Council approved the implementation plan for the new Ottawa Central Library. The City will build the library as a joint facility with Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada at 557 Wellington Street. The City will contribute $104.2 million to the $174.8-million facility and the costs for the 200-space parking
A report on the implementation plan for the Ottawa Central Library will be presented to the Ottawa Public Library Board on June 4, 2018, Finance and Economic Development Committee on June 5, 2018, and rise to City Council on June 13, 2018. The report speaks to: Governance Agreement between Ottawa Public Library (OPL), Library and
A new milestone has been achieved in the project to create a new Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada joint facility. A City of Ottawa Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process for professional design services, initiated in May of 2017, has resulted in the selection of five shortlisted teams from 33 submissions received. The
On February 27, 2018, the Government of Canada released its 2018 Budget, which includes proposed funding to support Library and Archives Canada’s collaboration with the Ottawa Public Library for a joint facility. The City of Ottawa and Ottawa Public Library are pleased to see the inclusion of this collaboration as a budget priority as it
The City of Ottawa has issued its Request For Qualifications (RFQ) for professional design services for the new Ottawa Central Library. The $168-million Ottawa Central Library, budget exclusive of parking facilities, has been approved to be built in collaboration with Library and Archives Canada, pending Government of Canada project approval, and City Council approval of the
The City of Ottawa is preparing to start the two-phase procurement process for the professional design services for the new Ottawa Central Library. The Notice of Planned Procurement, now posted on Merx, provides interested parties ample time to assemble teams, partnerships and resources to compete – which starts with the request for qualification (RFQ) in