San Diego Central Library to celebrate topping out ceremony of dome
The San Diego Library will celebrate the topping out ceremony of the dome on 5 October 2012 at 222 Park Boulevard in San Diego.
Designed by San Diego-based architect Rob Quigley, the new, $185 million San Diego New Central Library is said to feature the only customised dome structure in California.
Spanning 294,673 square feet of space, the new library is a nine-storied structure, which will include a 76,000 square foot charter high school, six meeting rooms, 22 wifi-enabled study rooms, 407 computer stations, 1.25 million volumes, and more than twice the space of the former central library.
Incorporating contemporary elements in its design, the new library features bay view terraces, roof gardens, a cafe, flexible meeting space, a 350-seat auditorium, and a three-storey reading room under the lattice dome.
US-based Turner Construction Company is the general builder for this project. San Diego New Central Library is designed to achieve LEED Silver certification.
