A new architectural landmark is now officially set to rise near Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital city of Ottawa: the Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada (OPL-LAC) Joint Facility. Designed by Toronto-headquartered Diamond Schmitt Architects in partnership with local firm and frequent collaborator KWC Architects, the 216,000-square-foot complex, which will pull double-duty as both the city’s flagship public library branch and Canada's national library and archive, can claim two notable feats. When completed, it will serve as the new home to the fourth-largest library in the world in terms of cataloged items (World Atlas ranks LAC behind the Library of Congress, the British Library, and the New York Public Library).