Four of the buildings are high-rise buildings with an attached low-rise building of five floors. The main floor of one of these low-rises is allocated to Housing and Conference for administrative space. The main floor in another low-rise provides retail space. The fifth building is a five-storey low-rise for student residences and the sixth building…
This creates synergies in collaboration between faculty and different departments and with industries, between research and teaching; and ensures flexibility in the future as some research program areas grow and others decline.
The facility was used for practice, men’s and women’s round robin, and medal games during the 2010 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
In its original state, the building was confusing to navigate, seismically unsafe, and unable to address the service needs of Library users and staff. The original structure consisted of the ‘heritage core’ built in 1925 and three wings (north, south and east) that were added over the years. The heritage core is a landmark piece…
In 2002, Premier Gordon Campbell announced that the government would expand education for caregivers through a new Life Sciences Centre at UBC on the condition it would be open for the start of the 2004/05 school year. It would be the largest building on campus and needed to be designed and built in less than…
The building will serve Varsity Rowers, Learn-to-Row, Recreational and Masters Rowers. Other water sport programs are also able to access the storage opportunities provided by the Boathouse, including but not limited to kayaks and dragon boats. The boathouse also serves the community by providing meeting rooms and banquet facilities for rent.
The David Strangway building serves as a gateway to the University Boulevard Neighbourhood as well as an expansion to the Faculty of Dentistry and the medical precinct to the south. The 120,000 square foot building includes above and below-grade parking, retail at grade, a state-of-the-art dentistry clinic on the second floor and additional university office…
This 16,728 square foot building is housed partially within the existing Family & Nutritional Sciences Building located at 2205 East Mall and in a new annex attached to that building. The Food Sciences Building houses labs, classrooms and offices.
The Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL) is a 53,000 sf, 4-storey facility that brings three existing research units under one roof: the UBC Fisheries Centre (FC), The Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) and the B.C. Fisheries Research Unit (BCFU).
The 123,000sf building includes two integrated components; a replacement facility for the Chemistry and Biological Engineering Department (CHBE), previously spread over multiple locations on campus; and a new facility for the CFI-funded Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC).