Library and Classroom Building, Langara College

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    Project update 2011 - Library and Classroom Building, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: The sustainable library and classroom building demonstrates environmental responsibility and stewardship for the student body and the community. Photo: Shai Gil.

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    Project update 2011 - Library and Classroom Building, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: The energy consumption of the sustainable library and classroom building is 70% above the model National Energy Code. Photo: Shai Gil.

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    Project update 2011 - Library and Classroom Building, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: The energy performance of the project is monitored as an educational tool and research project for the college. Photo: Shai Gil.

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    Project update 2011 - Library and Classroom Building, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Roof gardens push inward, creating sources of daylight and ventilation within the building’s interior. Photo: Shai Gil.

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    Project update 2011 - Library and Classroom Building, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Courtyards create voids in the building, bringing daylight into the study spaces and offices. Photo: Shai Gil.

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    Presentation of Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2005 North America for "Library and Classroom Building, Langara College", Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: (l-r): Stephen Richard Teeple, Teeple Architects, Toronto; Philippe Arto, CEO of St Lawrence Cement (now Holcim Canada) and Benoît-Henri Koch, Member of the Executive Committee, Holcim Ltd.

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    Project entry 2005 - Library and Classroom Building, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: View from the North-East

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    Project entry 2005 - Library and Classroom Building, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: View from the South-West

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    Project entry 2005 - Library and Classroom Building, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Master plan

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    Project entry 2005 - Library and Classroom Building, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Section and gardens

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    Project entry 2005 - Library and Classroom Building, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Roof form

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    Project entry 2005 - Library and Classroom Building, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Roof with wind towers

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    Project entry 2005 - Library and Classroom Building, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Airflow thorugh wind towers

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    Project entry 2005 - Library and Classroom Building, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Air circulation

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    Project entry 2005 - Library and Classroom Building, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: View from the North

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    Project entry 2005 - Library and Classroom Building, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Team image

  • Awards Acknowledgement prize 2005–2006 North America

The authors are merited for their innovative effort to produce a facility that reflects the environmental factors to which it responds, most notably variable wind conditions. Such forces are put to work in an ingenious way by the warped concrete roof that is shaped so as to increase the velocity of air currents, thus eliminating the need for mechanical ventilation.

By Stephen Richard Teeple - Teeple Architects, Toronto, Canada

Located in Canada, this entry is driven from the outset by a concern for sustainable construction. The authors are merited for their innovative effort to produce a facility that reflects the environmental factors to which it responds, most notably variable wind conditions.

Such forces are put to work in an ingenious way by the warped concrete roof that is shaped so as to increase the velocity of air currents, thus eliminating the need for mechanical ventilation.

Library and Classroom Building, Langara College

Project authors

  • Stephen Richard Teeple

    Teeple Architects

    Canada

Project updates

February 16, 2011 | Project update | Vancouver, Canada

The finalized Library and Classroom Building is performing well

The library and classroom building performs 70% better than the model National Energy Code of Canada – making the most of renewable resources (wind, rain, and geothermal temperatures) and transforming these resources into uniquely exceptional spaces.

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September 30, 2005 | Awards | Boston, MA, USA

Winners for North America announced

Holcim Awards ceremony for North America 2005 – Boston, MA, USA

USD 220,000 in prize money was presented to the best entries from North America in the first Holcim Awards competition for sustainable construction projects. The competition run by the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction in collaboration with five of the world’s leading technical universities aims to promote sustainable approaches to the built environment.

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June 16, 2005 | Regional Jury Report – North America | Cambridge, MA, USA

“Systematic approach to achieving a sensible urban ecology” – Holcim Awards Jury

The project is distinguished by the innovative effort to produce a building that reflects the environmental forces to which it responds. The systematic approach to achieving a sensible urban ecology is to be highly commended in that it actively pursues a sustainable, low energy design, yet is not functionally or aesthetically compromised.

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April 07, 2005 | Project Entry & Details | Vancouver, Canada

Project Entry 2005 for North America

Located in Canada, this entry is driven from the outset by a concern for sustainable construction. The authors are merited for their innovative effort to produce a facility that reflects the environmental factors to which it responds, most notably variable wind conditions. Such forces are put to work in an ingenious way by the warped concrete roof that is shaped so as to increase the velocity of air currents, thus eliminating the need for mechanical ventilation. 

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pin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada