Awards Double for Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries

Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries, delivered by hub East Central Scotland for Fife Council, has been recognised with two prestigious awards from the Edinburgh Architectural Association. Richard Murphy Architects accepted the awards for Building of the Year and the Large Project category at a ceremony in Edinburgh. Built by BAM Construction, the new £12.4 million facility which brings an impressive new focal point to the Heritage Quarter and wider town centre and will open to the public in May. The museum adjoins the world’s first Carnegie library and includes a striking new glass structure. It incorporates three exhibition galleries, café, local history space and kid’s library over two floors. Work started in December 2014 and Fife Council committed £8.25 million to the project, along with £2.8 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund and £1 million from the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust.