Grab the popcorn: Tomorrow night, the funding strategy for the Halifax Central Library goes to council. According to a report from Friday, HRM staff are recommending Halifax firm Fowler Bauld & Mitchell, along with their Danish partners, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, for the $4.3 million design contract.
As usual, you can follow the action at twitter.com/twitcoast, and in the meantime, take another look at our slideshow of all the shortlisted architects (link to the right). We have also set up a special page where you can find all of our ongoing Central Library coverage.
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This article appears in Mar 25-31, 2010.