Libraries branching out in the digital age

  • 2013-05-11
The new Green Square Library design is a sign of changing habits in public library usage. The complex will include a music practice room, garden, and children’s play area. Residents of suburbs close to the city centre, such as Alexandria, have the best of both worlds with access to modern, inclusive suburban library branches, or the traditional library experience at the nearby Mitchell Library in Macquarie Street.

The Green Square complex is the latest in innovative library design. In 2010, The Surry Hills Library and Community Centre opened, and has since been awarded the Best New Global Design prize at an international event hosted in Chicago. Library design is undergoing enormous change worldwide, with the Green Square entry by architects Felicity Stewart and Mattias Hollenstein wowing judges with an inspired connection between the plaza and library.

Judge Glenn Murcutt said:



“The winning design is a brilliant, superb solution, with the potential to be one of the most exciting places to be in Sydney.”



The library will house movable furniture, allowing the creation of space for concerts. There will even be a water area for children to play during warm summer days, plus wide open grassy spaces. Green Square has become the largest urban development in Australia. The location, only four kilometres from the Sydney CBD is ideally situated to suit Alexandria residents for learning and relaxation.

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