This new library, to be located on a long-abandoned brown field site, is envisioned as an instrument of awareness and discovery. The environmentally-compromised site will be restored to health and reintegrated with the neighborhood. The facility is designed around a dynamic and fluid program of uses aimed at making the place come alive as a vibrant community center. Conceived as an open and flexible space that can easily adapt to evolving conditions, the new library's design is targeted toward a LEED Platinum rating.



