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Swansea Civic Centre

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After local government re-organisation in 1996, which abolished West Glamorgan County Council, ownership of the building was transferred to Swansea Council. It was renamed Swansea Civic Centre on 19 March 2008, and Swansea Central Library moved into the complex as part of a redevelopment scheme. The
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In January 2016, Swansea Council announced plans to redevelop the area, the second phase of which would involve demolition of Swansea Civic Centre and the creation of city beach which would also include an
642: 1321: 272:(phase 1) and A. Monk (phase 2) and opened as County Hall in July 1982. The design featured continuous bands of glazing with deep washed calcined flint panels above and below. 1326: 229:, the complex houses – in addition to the council chamber and offices – a public cafe, the central library, an exhibition space, archives service, and contact centre. 463: 437: 1316: 360: 1291: 284:
library made nearly 566,000 book loans during the year ended 31 March 2009, making it the busiest library in Wales and the tenth busiest library in the UK.
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The new building was designed by C. W. Quick of the West Glamorgan County Architects Department in the
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Glamorgan: (Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan)
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placed the site on its Top 10 Buildings at Risk List.
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Swansea Central Library

Swansea Civic Centre is located in Swansea
Brutalist style
Swansea
Wales
Swansea
Coordinates
51°36′49.00″N 3°56′54.00″W / 51.6136111°N 3.9483333°W / 51.6136111; -3.9483333
Welsh
Swansea Council
Swansea
Swansea Bay
Local Government Act 1972
Glamorgan County Council
West Glamorgan County Council
Swansea Guildhall
Swansea Council
Mumbles Railway
Brutalist style
French Kier
Queen Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
aquarium
Twentieth Century Society
Guildhall, Swansea
"Ordnance Survey Map"
Glamorgan: (Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan)
ISBN
978-0140710564

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