Completion Date:  April, 2008

Cost:  $60 Million

Overview

The creation of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columiba included the renovation of the original 1925 Library (the Heritage Core), the demolition of all subsequent additions, and 200,000 square feet of new construction.

The building includes not only traditional library collection storage and seating, but also a range of academic units, classrooms, a lecture theatre, collaborative project rooms, learning and technology resources, a community concourse and an innovative Automatic Storage and Retrieval System, holding up to 1.4 million volumes.  The project was designed in association with Pfeiffer Partners Architects of Los Angeles, CA.

The DA Difference

The vision for the project was to create a 21st century Learning Centre for both the University and the wider provincial community.