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Architect: DIALOG
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Completion Date: September 2022
The original precast concrete panels, glazing, mechanical and electrical systems of University of Calgary’s MacKimmie Complex were dismantled and recycled to install a state-of-the-art double-skin glass facade on a library tower built in 1966. While the tower structure was salvaged, in this latest renovation led by the design team at DIALOG, the original academic block and link were demolished and rebuilt from the ground up. At 381,000 square feet, the complex contains the retrofitted library tower, which has been transformed into an administrative building housing over 1,200 staff members, as well as a
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