Macquarie University Library

Our New Library 2010

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Macquarie University Library
Building C7A
Balaclava Road, North Ryde
NSW 2109 AUSTRALIA
Phone: +61 2 9850 7500

What's the Latest?

We're getting ready for the new Library Moving the Library to a new building is a huge challenge. The new Library offers a fresh envrionment with great potential to re-shape the way we do things to better serve YOU. Read on ...[pdf 831kb]

Trees, Shrubs & Wildlife: What's happening?
Ecological assessment of the biodiversity, flora and fauna of the new Library site has been carried out by a number of specialists and no threatened habitats or species have been identified in this area. Read on ...[pdf 1.4mb]

Your Library on the Move: tagging 1.4m items
As the new Library takes shape, Macquarie University Library is already ' on the move' gearing up for the massive task of ...Read on [pdf 782kb]

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Have your say ! Join our blog and make a contribution on what you think is important regarding the New Library

Library Stories

Share your story !  As part of the Library 2010 project, Library Friends are collecting Library Stories to commemorate the 40 year history of the current building. If you are interested in sharing your recollections, reflections or remembrances of our Library contact us at librarystories@library.mq.edu.au

a picture of a girl in front of the library building 40 years ago

It is an age filled with expectation, a landscape in transformation, a generation in motion.  You turn towards the camera. Sunlight on your hair. Destiny in your hands. Is there a question on your lips? Is there a suggestion in your eyes?  Read on …

Key People

Project
Manager

Architect

  • Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt)

Other
Consultants

  • Access – Accessibility Solutions (NSW) Pty Ltd
  • Acoustics – Acoustic Studio
  • ASRS – HK Systems
  • Contamination – EDAW
  • Energy Efficiency & Fire Safety – Stephen Grubits and Associates
  • Facade – Connell Wagner Group Pty Ltd
  • Geotechnicians – Douglas Partners
  • Green Star Accreduted Consultants – Steensen Varming (Aust) Pty Ltd
  • Legal – Clayton Utz; Deacons Australia
  • Heritage – Graham Brooks and Associates
  • Hydraulic & Fire Systems – Warren Smith & Partners Pty Ltd
  • Quantity Surveyor – Davis Langdon
  • Planning Approvals – JBA Urban Planning Consultants
  • Services – Steensen Varming (Australia) Pty Ltd
  • Site Survey – Lockley Land Title Solutions
  • Structural Engineers – Taylor Thomson Whitting (NSW) Pty Ltd Consulting Engineers
  • The architect and consultant reports form part of the Environmental Assessment Report

Project Control Group

  • Maxine Brodie, University Librarian, Macquarie University Library
  • Jennifer Peasley, Deputy University Librarian, Macquarie University Library
  • Robert Kelly, Director, Office of Facilities Management, Macquarie University (until May 2008)
  • Anne Warren, Manager - Project Services, Office of Facilities Management, Macquarie University
  • Dale Clark, Project Director, Office of Major Projects, Macquarie University
  • Michael Armstrong, CRI Project Management Pty Limited
  • Charles Foley, CRI Project Management Pty Limited
  • Selwyn Oakes, CRI Project Management Pty Limited
  • Steve Hodgkinson, OH&S consultant, Noel Arnold & Associates