March 31, 2006
Science campus for U of T Scarborough
TORONTO
Preparations are underway for construction on a new science building at the University of Toronto Scarborough. The new campus will provide collaborative space for interdisciplinary teaching and research in physical, environmental and life sciences.
Scheduled to open in spring 2008, the facility is the sixth new academic building to be added to the campus in four years.
Designed by Moriyama & Teshima Architects, in association with Watson MacEwen Architects, the science building will extend from the existing science wing with a view over the Highland Creek Ravine. It will house 16 laboratories and associated support areas; offices for research assistants, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students; meeting rooms; and a 250-seat lecture theatre.
The design will include floor-specific themes, including environmental chemistry, plant and microbial molecular biology and other life sciences. Each floor will foster a highly-integrated approach to research, and shared common space will enhance opportunities for academic and social discourse between researchers.
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