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Broward's Main Library receives landmark designation

The 30-year-old Broward County Main Library received landmark designation from the city Wednesday — not just the exterior, as the county had requested, but significant portions of its interior as well.

The county sought the designation because of the architectural significance of the 1984 library, designed by the internationally known Marcel Breuer and Associates, led by architect Robert Gatje.

But the Broward Trust for Historic Preservation argued that many interior aspects of the building were just as significant as the exterior and should also receive protected status. Commissioners agreed.

The most prominent feature of the design is the library's glass north face, creating a see-through curtain between the happenings inside and outside the library. It has multiple terraces of outdoor greenery and includes a water element, now under repair, that seems to flow from inside to outside the building.

Any changes to the designated portions must now be approved by the city's Historic Preservation Board. The newly protected interior features include the water element, atrium, escalators, glass elevator, garden area and interior "pedestrian street."

Larry Barszewski

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