The Varsity: U of T to build 14-storey wood tower above Goldring Centre
MEDIA COURTESY OF MJMA AND PATKAU ARCHITECTS Tower expected to be tallest building of its kind in North America Ann Marie Elpa on May 21, 2018 The University of Toronto has announced plans to build a 14-storey timber tower above the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. Construction is set to begin in early 2019 and end in early 2022. Once completed, the tower is expected to be the tallest mass timber and concrete hybrid building in North America. Read more here.
From One Spadina to University College: What goes into conserving and updating U of T’s heritage buildings
One Spadina, once the home of Knox College and Connaught Laboratories, now houses the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design (photo by John Horner) Hidden gems are scattered across the University of Toronto campuses – not just in quiet corners of the university but under the drywall. Read more in U of T News.
Excitement grows for U of T’s plans to build wood tower
U of T's newly announced wood building is being praised online (renderings courtesy of MJMA and Patkau Architects) It’s rare for an announcement about the construction of a new academic building to elicit tweets about being “giddy with excitement,” but that’s exactly what happened when the University of Toronto revealed its plans to build a 14-storey academic tower made of timber. Read more here.
U of T to build academic wood tower on downtown Toronto campus
A 14-storey academic building made of wood is to be built on top of the Goldring Centre (all renderings courtesy of MJMA and Patkau Architects) The University of Toronto is set to build a 14-storey academic tower made of timber on its downtown Toronto campus – expected to be the tallest mass timber and concrete hybrid building in North America. Read more here.
CONGRATULATIONS TO UO’S AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE RECIPIENTS!
U OF T’S MOST DISTINGUISHED AWARDS PROGRAM The Awards of Excellence celebrate members of the University of Toronto community who, through their individual efforts and accomplishments, have contributed to the University’s vision of becoming a leader among the world’s best public teaching and research universities. Those honoured through the program have stepped up to the challenge of making rich and meaningful contributions to the University, the community, and to the world. This year, two members of the University Operations team have been honoured with Awards. Read more about our winners here and below: Northrop Frye Award (Staff) Steven Bailey, Academic [...]
2018 University Operations Staff Achievement Awards Nominations Now Open
In 2015, the Vice-President University Operations established the annual Staff Achievement Awards Program in order to recognize exceptional staff contributions to the success of their particular unit, the University Operations portfolio and the University. The program provides University Operations with another opportunity to thank staff for the valuable work performed throughout the year. Three types of achievement-based awards will be presented at the 4th Annual Than-Q BBQ and Awards event on August 30, 2018. Outstanding Individual Employee Award Presented to an individual staff member (regardless of length of service) involved in any area of staff work who has made [...]
U of T staff (ethically) hack CERN, world’s largest particle physics lab
CERN, the international lab near Geneva, is home to the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest particle accelerator (photo by Claudia Marcelloni/CERN) It takes 22 member states, more than 10,000 scientists and state-of-the-art technology for CERN to investigate the mysteries of the universe. But no matter how cutting-edge a system is, it can have vulnerabilities – and last year University of Toronto employees helped CERN find theirs. Read more here.
Modular labs installed on U of T Engineering rooftop enable building science research
The new Twin Suites Rooftop Lab installed on Sandford Fleming rooftop will catalyze building science research and collaboration between Professor Marianne Touchie (MIE, CivMin), Kim Pressnail and Jeffrey Siegel (both CivMin). (Photo Credit: Liz Do) Read more here.
U of T features prominently in UrbanToronto.ca’s latest Growth To Watch For, 2018 series
Read more about U of T's development and redevelopment on and around the St George campus on UrbanToronto,ca's Growth to Watch For page.