Nottingham Central Library Building Project, Southside Architecture Development
Nottingham Central Library Building
Broadmarsh Car Park building in central England – design by FaulknerBrowns Architects
18 June 2019
Nottingham Central Library Building News
Location: Southside, Nottingham, England, UK
Design: FaulknerBrowns Architects
FaulknerBrowns appointed to design new Nottingham Central Library
FaulknerBrowns Architects have been appointed by Nottingham City Council in a competitive tender process to design the internal fit-out of the city?s new Central Library?to be located in the new Broadmarsh Car Park building?which the Council wants to feature the best children?s library in the country.

Photos by Hufton+Crow FaulknerBrowns have an international reputation for innovation in library design. Their first library building built in 1963?Jesmond Library in Newcastle upon Tyne?is now Grade II listed having influenced a generation of public libraries in the UK. Since then the practice has continued to push the building typology to meet the changing needs of society.
The architecture practice?s two most recent library buildings, Hebburn Central and The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, both received national awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 2016 and 2018 respectively.
The Word, represents a real paradigm shift in the community library building typology. It is a library for the 21st century, celebrating the dynamic relationship b...