Carleton University's MacOdrum Library awarded 2015 Ontario Library Association's Library Building Award.

July 2015 - Ontario Library Association

“Diamond Schmitt Architects in joint venture with Edward J. Cuhaci and Associates Architects renewed the 1960s-era facility, adding 74,000 square feet of new space and 35,000 square feet of renovated area. An austere façade facing the main Carleton campus that was part of an earlier transformation was removed and the building extended to accommodate new light-filled study space"

"Nine new reading rooms allow for visual connection and a free flow of students around a helical mahogany staircase. Innovative study features include a video gaming lab, 3D printers, highly interactive study rooms with large touch-screen monitors and two treadmills with desks where students can study and exercise at the same time."

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