SCARBOROUGH, ONT.—Construction has started on the newest building at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC), tentatively called Highland Hall.
The $52-million building, located between the student centre and the new arrival court that faces Military Trail from the campus, will create a new gateway.
"It’s bringing a front door to a place that doesn’t have one," said UTSC’s CAO Andrew Arifuzzaman in a statement.
According to a release, the five-storey building will house UTSC’s recruitment and registrar’s offices and provide a new home for the social sciences department that will include modern labs, classrooms, study spaces and a multi-use space that can accommodate up to 600 students. UTSC’s entrepreneurial centre, The Hub, will also relocate to the building.
The facility, which will cover 134,216-square-feet once it opens, has received philanthropic support totalling $1.3 million from three UTSC alumni including Mark Krembil of the Krembil Foundation, as well as husband and wife duo Adam and Yien-Ha Watson. Paramount Fine Foods has also contributed.
The campus is also partnering with the Hammer Heads Program — a construction apprenticeship program for youth from under-resourced communities.
Consultants on the project include Perkins & Will Architects.
According to the UTSC’s website, the building will bring signature architecture to the campus, doubling the amount of space dedicated to students and the community and transforming the current R Wing recreation centre.
The building is expected to open in 2018.
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