On the right track: Calgary's new library is built atop a rail line

International architecture firm Snøhetta and Canada's Dialog drew inspiration from local Chinook cloud arch formations when designing Canada's Calgary Central Library. The building is situated in a very challenging plot that incorporates an existing light rail track and wows visitors with an eye-catching timber-lined atrium.

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