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467: 263: 211:, England. The building opened in 2001 and was designed by the British architectural firm Sir Michael Hopkins and Partners. It was built to serve as a replacement to the Norwich Central Library, which burnt down on the site in 1994. After a proposal for a site named Technopolis was rejected, a second version, which was named New Technopolis before changing to the Forum, was constructed. The Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library sits to the west end of the building, with office and commercial spaces and studios for the 33: 276:
entering later to begin removing surviving records. The record office, which contained between two and three million documents, had withstood the fire, exceeding its expected two hours of fire resistance. Firefighters fought the fire for three days. An initial report claimed that the fire had been caused by a gas explosion and that more than 350,000 books had been lost, but the figure was later reported to be up to 155,000, with 125,000 books lost from the lending and reference department. A figure from the
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increasing the water pressure to assist the firefighters. Jean Kennedy, who had been the City and County Archivist since 1963 and headed the Norfolk Record Office which was based in the basement of the library, reported that firefighters entered the building shortly after 11:30 a.m. with other staff
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restaurant. The construction of the building took more than 1,500 lorry loads of concrete and nearly half a million bricks. $ 3 million (equivalent to £5 million in 2023) was raised primarily by the Second Air Division Association towards the construction of a new American library, which contained
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On 1 August 1994, at 7:20 a.m., an electrical fault in the American library set fire to a bookshelf. The fire quickly spread; within two minutes, flames were already escaping through the roof and about ten minutes later, the fire had "swept through the first floor". The first fire crews arrived at
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into a frenzy of agitation but it is a bold and memorable space in stature with time. By contrast, the Forum is no more than a variant on a shopping mall. Although shopping malls are an increasingly dominant building type, it seems sad that with more than £63 million to play with, an architect of
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regional award in the east in 2004. A visitor attraction called Origins spanned three floors in the building and allowed visitors to learn about the history of Norfolk and Norwich and contained interactive screens worth £2.5 million, but this was later replaced by a new visitor centre, television
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reported that the project "received widespread public opposition - as well as widespread support - and was eventually dropped", however, following a public consultation phase, new plans were put forward for a £66 million project with the building to cost £60 million (equivalent to £125 million in
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Construction was completed in October 2001 and the building was opened on 1 November. Despite the names of Technopolis and New Technopolis being used in the planning phase, the finished building was called The Forum. The American library was dedicated on 6 November and the ceremony, which was
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In 2013, The Millennium Library was the most popular library in the UK for the seventh year running, receiving 1,273,416 visits. Jennifer Holland, head of Norfolk Libraries, credited the library with having "well-maintained book stocks" and an ability to "stay relevant".
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years later put the loss at 170,000 books. Also lost were the American library and its 3,500 books, two-thirds of the Colman collection, which contained 10,000 documents, letters and pamphlets on Norfolk, the 18th-century Rye collection, original collections of
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for funding for a project named Technopolis on the site. The project was to cost £79 million (equivalent to £165 million in 2023) and would house the new library, as well as areas of business hire, an entrance and retail area, and a
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Following the demolition, research was conducted into the potential location and role of a new library. Several factors were identified, such as a forecasted rise in the number of pensioners, a rise in the number of people entering
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with a surrounding brick wall and inner steel frame supporting a glass and zinc panel roof. The project cost £66 million (equivalent to £138 million in 2023), of which £31 million (equivalent to £65 million in 2023) was from the
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for the horseshoe-shaped building in 1998, with the plans backed by the Millennium Commission in May of that year. In May 1999, following the granting of planning permission and an archaeological survey,
378:. The eastern end of the building, comprising a 15 m (49 ft)-high glass wall, faces towards Saint Peter Mancroft, while the west, curved end contains the library behind more glass walls. An 259:, establishing a free public library in 1857. In 1937, it was suggested that "more suitable accommodation" was required to meet "immediate requirements" and so the central library was built. 509:
ometimes Hopkin's combination of very different materials can lead to unexpected results. The mixture of heavy concrete beams, glass, steel and laminated wood struts in the central hall of
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also praised the building during the opening ceremony, while RIBA described it as an "architectural tour de force and major contribution to urban cultural and social life in Norwich."
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Three centuries of a city library : an historical and descriptive account of the Norwich Public Library established in 1608 and the present public library opened in 1837
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Hopkin's skill could not have come up with something more distinctive. Hopkins seems to have hobbled from the start by that simplistic equation of glass with access.
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and excavation began. The structure consists of a three-storey concrete frame with a surrounding brick wall, with the brickwork made to emulate that of the adjacent
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going towards a room for an American library and to act as a memorial for the lives lost during World War II. Norwich had been the first city to adopt the
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as an example. He was also confused with the "glass walls and hi-tech trickery" contrast with the "salty red" brick walls which resemble a "modern
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and St Catherine's Close. Technology for the services was specially commissioned for the studio, which overlooks the central area of the building.
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Prior to The Forum, the Norwich Central Library sat on the same site from January 1963 until its destruction by fire in August 1994. Built in the
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over 4,000 books and 30,000 photographs, letters, memoirs, and other documents following a refurbishment in 2020.
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2023). Named New Technopolis, it would contain, alongside the library, an underground car park, multimedia
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visited Norfolk on 18 July 2002 and officially opened The Forum. In 2003, a number of regional
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studio, and a 100-seat auditorium following financial losses. The Forum was part of the
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attended by 2nd Air Division veterans, included a service from the
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and a 28-piece orchestra. As part of her tour celebrating her
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In 2003, The Forum received the Urban Design Reward from the
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7:33 a.m. and 150 firefighters tackled the blaze with
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A photograph of the front of the Forum in 2015
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Sir Michael Hopkins and Partners
Underground parking
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Norwich
Norfolk
BBC
atrium
façade
Millennium Commission
Brutalist style
World War II
Queen Mother
United States Air Force
2nd Air Division
Public Libraries Act 1850
The Norwich Central Library on fire in 1994, with a fire engine and firefighter in front.
Anglian Water
BBC
cartes de visite
negative film
Norwich School
further
higher education
Norfolk County Council
Norwich City Council
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