The central focus of Brighton's regenerated city square, the award-winning Jubilee Library, has recently been completed making extensive use of the Pilkington Planar' frameless structural glazing system. The £14M project, a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) set up by Brighton & Hove Council, is part of the 'architectural renaissance' of an area which has been derelict for the past 50y but is now transformed into a contemporary, urban leisure space comprising cafes, restaurants & the flagship library. The area is expected to create hundreds of jobs & generate around £20M/pa for the local economy. The library's striking glass front perfectly links the building's indoor & outdoor spaces, while other fascia are clad with iridescent tiles, in reference to the tiles on many of Sussex's historic buildings. A
