A winter view of Bata Library at Trent University, originally designed by Ron Thom. Photo courtesy Trent University.
Architecture and design firm Perkins + Will has been selected to transition Trent?s Bata Library into modern learning hub at heart of Trent University’s Symons campus in Peterborough, Ontario. The mandate includes overseeing the creation of new collaborative study spaces and innovative services in the iconic library, originally designed by Ron Thom.
?This is an important step in the transformation of the Bata Library into a modern, people-centred learning hub ? a library of the future,? said Robert Clarke, University Librarian. ?The space plan that Perkins + Will produces will help us create a vibrant and exciting environment for research and discovery. Trent University, and its library, are defined by world-class research, and education and 21st century research, teaching and learning require new spaces, services and resources.? Perkins + Will, the same firm that led the expansion and renewal of the state-of-the-art Trent Athletics Centre in 2010, won the contract after an extensive bidding process and will be working with library staff, students, faculty, alumni and other stakeholders to build on the 2014 Strategic Plan for the library, which outlines direction to support teaching and learning, create spaces for collaboration and learning, enable research and scholarship and build partnerships. The space renewal plan will determine how the library ca...