Задача участников конкурса – спроектировать новое здание для Областной библиотеки Варны. Под его крышей будут собраны библиотечные фонды, которые сегодня распределены между шестью филиалами. Первая библиотека, построенная в Болгарии за последние 30 лет, по задумке организаторов, должна стать посещаемым общественным пространством.
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The Municipality of Varna and the Chamber of Architects in Bulgaria – Varna invite Bulgarian and foreign architects in an open international architectural competition for a new building of Varna Regional Library. The competition aims to collect under one roof the library's collection, now spread in 6 different buildings, and at the same time to create a new and active public space in the centre of the city.
The new building of Varna Regional Library will be the first library to be built in Bulgaria for the last 30 years. This competition aims that the future building should demonstrate contemporary attitude to books and have one major message: “We are a modern, open and friendly institution. Come to spend your free time with us.”