San Diego Central Library
Civic | LEED

The 497,652 SF, nine-story library has a 9,141 SF children’s library, a technology center, outdoor plaza and café, a 350-seat auditorium, a three-story domed reading room, a 400-seat multi-purpose room, teen center and two levels of underground parking for 250 cars. In addition, two floors of the library totaling 76,000 SF will be used for a charter school serving up to 500 students. BWE provided construction staking and monitoring services for this project.
Land Surveyor | BWE |
Owner | City of San Diego |
Architect | Rob Wellington Quigley, Tucker Sadler Architects |
Completion Date | 2014 |
Construction Cost | $531 Million |
Awards | Orchid for Architecture 2014 AIA Merit Award 2014 |
LEED Certification | LEED Silver Pending |