规模/ 9,500 m²
竞赛/ 2013年国际竞赛 第一名
现状/ 2018年建成
业主/ 基督城市议会
建筑设计/ Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
当地配合事务所/ Architectus
总承包商/ Southbase Construction
结构顾问/ Lewis Bradford Consulting Engineers Ltd
文化顾问/ Matapopore Charitable Trust
所获荣誉/ 2019, John Scott Award for Public Architecture/ 2019, Shortlisted for a World Architecture Festival award in the Completed Buildings: Civic and community category/ 2019, Fast Company World Changing Ideas Awards honorable mention/ 2019, Finalist for Public Library of the Year Award by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)/ 2019, Best in Category (Civic and Arts) and overall Supreme Award at the Property Council of New Zealand Industry Awards/ 2019, Finalist for New Zealand Interior Awards, Civic category/ New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) Canterbury Architecture Award in the Public Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Colour categories/ 2019, Award for Structures in Extreme Conditions by The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
可持续性/ Five-star Green Custom Design Certified Rating from the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC)
摄影/ Adam Mørk
在2010年至2011年的15个月中，新西兰南部最大的城市——基督城，遭受了四次特大级大地震的破坏，这座以艺术、文化和周边自然美景闻名的城市，被夷为平地。由丹麦SHL建筑事务所设计的Tūranga —— 全新的中央图书馆项目，是对城中心重建具有重要作用的九个先驱项目之一。全新的中央图书馆在视觉上，旨在传达希望、团结和重生的象征意义，它将从根本上改变市民和访客在基督城市中心的体验方式。
