Globe & Mail Opinion piece asks: “The architecture of innovation: Is there a formula for creative space?”
Alex Bozikovic, the Globe & Mail's Architecture Critic has written a compelling piece, available to G&M subscribers, on the Partnerships in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (PIE) Complex.
Information Technology Services’ Strategic Planning Process
Guided by a Steering Committee with faculty, staff, and student representation, the Office of the Chief Information Officer has begun a strategic planning process to develop "IT @ U of T." Consultation with Divisions and key stakeholders will take place during the fall term to inform the vision, goals, and objectives that will guide efforts to support the University’s academic mission through information technology services. Read more here.
U of T reaches agreement to build 23-storey student residence
The first new residence building to be constructed on the downtown Toronto campus in a decade will house 511 students in a bright, airy structure that mixes modern residence spaces with lively retail storefronts (renderings by Diamond Schmitt Architects) Read more here.
Strategy magazine features U of T’s new innovation hub
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U of T innovation centre to help form ‘new cornerstone’ of the Canadian economy
Toronto’s burgeoning innovation district – home to hundreds of researchers, entrepreneurs and innovation-minded partners – is poised to undergo a dramatic expansion. A rendering of phase one of the new University of Toronto innovation centre at the corner of College Street and University Avenue, as viewed from the west (all renderings courtesy of Weiss/Manfredi Architects) Read more here.