• The area has served various different functions in the past, including as a hospital and a convent. Its history goes all the way back to the Middle Ages. We will be preserving the character of the existing historic building, while adding a spectacular glass roof and a new wing. The former hospital wards are being converted into atmospheric reading rooms with bookcases right up to the ceiling. In this way, historical and contemporary elements are being interwoven into a single appealing building.
• The splendid atrium, at the heart of the building, will be ideal for information meetings, open days, activities and events.
• Sustainability is an important consideration in the development of the new University Library. For example, we are transporting building materials by water. In order to encourage future users of the new University Library to come by bicycle, we are creating a large bicycle parking facility for 1000 bicycles beneath the building.

View the design of the new University Library.

We currently expect construction to be completed at the beginning of 2025 and the new University Library to be put into use in the third quarter of 2025. This remains a forecast, because something unexpected can always happen with such a complex construction project.

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