New Central Library

Project: New Central Library
Location: Downtown, between Park Boulevard, 11th Avenue, and J and K Streets
Architects: Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA and Tucker Sadler & Associates
Construction Manager at Risk: Turner Construction
Size: 497,652 square feet (nine stories including 2 levels of parking, auditorium and coffee bar)
Dates: Scheduled to be completed in 2013
Estimated Cost: $185 million (2005 estimate)

Proposed New Central Library.
Illustration courtesy of Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA
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About the Project
A Vision for San Diego's New Central Library (PDF: 337K)
2002 New Central Vision Summit (PDF: 64K)
Site Selection Process (PDF: 234K)
Central Library Planning Documents and Facts (California State Library)
Central Library Fact Sheet (PDF: 134K)
Frequently Asked Questions (San Diego Public Library Foundation)
Other Central Libraries in California (PDF: 23K)
Support the Library (San Diego Public Library Foundation)

Video of New Central Library: Architect Rob Quigley discusses the new downtown library project
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