Vancouver Public Library's Greenroof

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Project Name: Vancouver Public Library (Library Square Building) Year: 1995 Owner: The City of Vancouver Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Building Type: Library Greenroof Type: Semi-Intensive Greenroof System: Single Source Provider Roof Size: 28000 sq.ft. Roof Slope: 1.5% Access: Accessible, Private Submitted by: Linda S. Velazquez Designers/Manufacturers of Record: Landscape Architect: Cornelia Oberlander, FASLA, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander Landscape Architects Architect: Moshe Safdie, Greenroof System: American Hydrotech Architects: Downs Archambault and Partners

The 21-story Library Square Building office tower houses the eight-story Vancouver Public Library and a retail/daycare complex. Noted landscape architect Cornelia Oberlander, ASLA, designed the semi-intensive greenroof on top of the Library Square Building in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.