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Library of Birmingham
Largest Public Library in the
UK
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Cost/budget
Due to budget cuts by the council;
• Staff has been halved at Birmingham centre Library.
• Opening times have been halved.
• Budget cuts have been expected to cut even more as the years go on due to the overpriced cost of the building.
• Plans also include cutting 6000 jobs
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Planning Process and time The original time planned to build Birmingham Central Library took longer than expected
• Construction started on 7 January 2010 and was completed in April 2013 (3 years) it cost a total of 189 million pounds.
• In the planning stage, the resources cost more than first expected nearly two times as much.
• On the first of April 2015, opening hours are planned to change again.
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Weather and legal issues
• Due to weather conditions and planning process, the construction took longer than first expected three times longer.
• Due to legal issues such as noise population, methods have been planned out to reduce or cut theses' problems, has a result the construction was delayed for a short period.
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Design and layout
3D immersive modelArchitect's original image
2D plans in the 3D world
The Library of Birmingham was a £189m project to build an iconic new Central Library for Birmingham.
The Three phase approach to the build:
Phase 1: Virtual construction of the “steel and concrete” of the new Library
Phase 2: Finishes, fixtures and fittings, including flooring and lighting
Phase 3: Creation of the consultation tools and systems
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Case Study
People have argued that the old building only needed minor improvement so therefore the
new building was not needed Birmingham Central Library Library of BirminghamVS