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An Uncommon Public Commons
International architectural firm Snøhetta will design new Main Library.
Knight Foundation Invests in Innovation
Thanks to an investment of $250,000, we can seize this moment to push the boundaries of innovation.
COMMONSPARK IN THE PRESS
Honeywell donates $1M to new Main Library in uptown for innovation lab
Ashley Fahey
Charlotte Business Journal
$3 million gift to new Charlotte Mecklenburg Library main branch
Ashley Mahoney
The Charlotte Post
Charlotte’s Knight
Vanessa Infanzon
SouthPark Magazine
Charlotte’s New Library – An Investment In What We Ought To Be
Tommy Tomlinson
WFAE
13 Local News Stories and Series That Made a Difference in 2019
Mark Glaser
Medium
Inside Charlotte’s Reimagining of What a Library Is Supposed to Be
Jen Tota McGivney
Charlotte magazine
This is how Report for America ended up funding a community Wikipedia editor (!) at a library (!!)
Christine Schmidt
NeimanLab
Charlotte’s new library: reading and community resource in North Carolina
Katie Henry
World Architecture News
Charlotte has had four main uptown libraries. What do they tell us?
Eli Portillo
UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
‘A bold building’: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s new main branch seen as tech hub
Alison Kuznitz
Charlotte Observer
Architecture: in Charlotte, a new library designed by Snøhetta
JC
The Good Life
Snøhetta and Clark Nexsen reveal designs for new NC library
The Construction Specifier
New main library building designed for 21st century technology
Ashley Mahoney
The Charlotte Post
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Unveils Plans For Massive New $100 Million Uptown Branch
Scott Jensen
Charlotte Stories
Knight Foundation Awards $10 Million for Main Library in Charlotte
Philanthropy News Digest
Big Reveal: A New Look for Charlotte’s Main Library
Felipe Rivas
Capital Analytics Associates
Design Unveiled For New Main Library On North Tryon Street
David Boraks
WFAE
Snøhetta unveils North Carolina library with scooped front
Eleanor Gibson
DeZeen
Snøhetta reveals its $100 million Charlotte, North Carolina, library
Edward Gunts
The Architect's Newspaper
Charlotte’s New Library — An Investment In What We Ought To Be
Tommy Tomlinson
WFAE
Library execs talk newly revealed design plans for uptown branch, moving development forward
Ashley Fahey
Charlotte Business Journal
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library reveals design for uptown branch
Ashley Fahey
WSOC-TV
‘Jewel of the cultural neighborhood’: Design revealed for library in uptown Charlotte
Alison Kuznitz
Charlotte Observer