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Field Report : Austin Central Library
Posted by jsmith on 4/29/16 at 2:13 pm
To celebrate the large live oak that was craned up to the 6th floor green roof reading garden at the Austin Central Library today here are some recent images of the construction progress at the Austin Central Library paired alongside the corresponding renderings.
To see previous images click here. The Austin Public Library also has photos here.
Here are a few more fun facts:
Square Feet of Library: 240,000
Date Voters Approved bond: Nov 2006
Size of Revit Model in Megabytes: 450.1
Concrete Cubic Yard Mat Slab Placement: 10,000
Number of Gallons the Rain Water Cistern Can Hold: 373,390
View on Second Street Bridge looking west.
View on Cesar Chavez looking east.
Atrium view looking west.
Atrium view looking east.