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1. The architecture of AI: U of T's new research hub rises; The Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus is designed with collaboration and innovation in mind

Author

Bozikovic, Alex

Subjects
School grounds -- Forecasts and trends, School buildings -- Design and construction -- Social aspects, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

Byline: ALEX BOZIKOVIC; Staff ARCHITECTURE Artificial intelligence has a new home in Toronto. A tapered block rises 12 storeys from the corner of College Street and Queen's Park Crescent, its [...]

Published
2024

2. A new chapter is set for the University of Toronto's Brutalist behemoth 'Fort Book'

Author

Gee, Marcus

Subjects
University and college libraries -- Remodeling and renovation, Brutalism (Architecture), General interest, News, opinion and commentary, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

Byline: MARCUS GEE; Staff The University of Toronto's Robarts Library is considered one of the ugliest buildings in the city. The hulking pile sometimes known as 'Fort Book' looms over [...]

Published
2022

3. REBIRTH OF THE PROMENADE

Author

Bozikovic, Alex

Subjects
Public spaces -- Planning -- Environmental aspects, Epidemics -- Influence -- Ontario, COVID-19 -- Influence, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

Byline: ALEX BOZIKOVIC, Staff Lead More than 150 years ago, Charles Dickens visited the young city of Toronto, and one place impressed him: what's now University Avenue, in the centre [...]

Published
2020

4. A laboratory for power systems control with static converters

Author

Bonert, R.

Subjects
Electrical laboratories -- Analysis, Electric power systems -- Research, Business, Electronics, Electronics and electrical industries, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

The 4th year course 'Power Systems Control' at the University of Toronto includes a laboratory familiarizing the student with the function and use of static converters for the control of power systems. This paper describes the concept of the laboratory and the required equipment. The experiments are discussed in detail to demonstrate the possibility to teach the different aspects of power systems control with static converters. Keywords: Education, Laboratory.

Published
1998

5. Is timber the new steel and concrete?

Author

Israelson, David

Subjects
College facilities -- Design and construction, Timber -- Usage, Steel, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

Byline: DAVID ISRAELSON, Special to The Globe and Mail Lead The University of Toronto's motto, 'velut arbor aevo,' meaning 'may it grow as a tree through the ages,' is coming [...]

Published
2020

6. Plane Geometry. The sophisticated new CCIT building is skillfully inserted into a suburban campus for the University of Toronto, and acknowledges its contextual landscape with a shifting ground plane and varying degrees of transparency

Author

Tayona, Nova

Subjects
Mississauga, Ontario -- Buildings and facilities, Universities and colleges -- Canada, Universities and colleges -- Buildings and facilities, Architecture and design industries, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Published
2006

7. University of Toronto Center for Research: Toronto

Author

Weathersby, William, Jr.

Subjects
Architectural firms -- Contracts, Architectural practice -- Contracts, Research institutes -- Design and construction, Contract agreement, Architecture and design industries, University of Toronto -- Contracts, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Published
2006

8. Genetic complement

Author

Jen, Leslie

Subjects
Toronto, Ontario -- Buildings and facilities, Behnisch and Partner -- Joint ventures, Behnisch and Partner -- Works, Architectural firms -- Joint ventures, Architectural firms -- Works, Architectural practice -- Joint ventures, Architectural practice -- Works, Green design -- Usage, Research institutes -- Buildings and facilities, Research institutes -- Design and construction, Company joint venture, Architecture and design industries, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Published
2006

9. Academic resource Center, Canada

Author

Whitehead, Terri

Subjects
Toronto, Ontario -- Social aspects, Architecture -- Criticism and interpretation, Architectural practice -- Contracts, Architectural firms -- Contracts, Contract agreement, Architecture and design industries, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

The Academic Resource Center at the University of Toronto in Canada is the work of Brian MacKay-Lyons is examined. The new center is a pleasing addition to the campus at the University of Toronto. Copper cladding has been extensively used in the elevation of the structure.

Published
2004

10. Building blocks: U of T's new daycare, the Early Learning Centre, incorporates all the latest research in education. But with myriad play pits, ramps and secret nooks, its greatest achievement may be that it lets kids be kids

Author

Ashenburg, Katherine

Subjects
University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities, University of Toronto -- Services, Architectural practice -- Works, Architectural firms -- Works, Day care centers -- Design and construction, Day care centers -- Services, Day care centers -- Social aspects, Early childhood education -- Buildings and facilities, Early childhood education -- Social aspects, Teeple Architects, Inc. -- Works
Abstract

GEORGE HANNAM PLAYS HIS CARDS PRETTY close to the chest. So when his mother, Rosemary, escorts him to his first day at the University of Toronto's brand new Early Learning […]

Published
2003

11. University challenge

Author

Carter, Brian

Subjects
University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities, Universities and colleges -- Buildings and facilities
Published
1993

12. John Andrews Australian Architecture's American hero. (Flash Back)

Author

Drew, Philip

Subjects
University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities, Architects -- Works, Universities and colleges -- Design and construction -- Canada -- United States, Architecture and design industries, Business, Business, international, Design and construction, Buildings and facilities, Works
Abstract

Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra are destroying his brutalist monuments but John Andrews' achievements still bring honour to Australia in the United States and Canada. From the moment John Andrews achieved [...]

Published
2000

13. Representing the academical village

Author

Fong, Steven

Subjects
Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects -- Remodeling and renovation, College facilities -- Design and construction, Architectural firms -- Remodeling and renovation, Architecture and design industries, Business, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

The newly completed Woodsworth campus of the University of Toronto, Canada combines restored buildings with new facilities in a unified manner emphasizing a central courtyard. The design, a collaboration between architect Barton Myers and the architectural firm Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg, creates a sense of community while maintaining diversity, a goal particularly sought by academic institutions., The renovation of and addition to Woodsworth College help reconstitute the surrounding campus of the University of Toronto. The college forms a quadrangle, like others on the campus, that encloses [...]

Published
1992

15. CANADA

Subjects
Academic libraries -- Design and construction, Library and information science, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

CANADA On March 15, University of Toronto Libraries opened a family study space at Robarts Library, the first of its kind in the country. Designed for current students, faculty members, [...]

Published
2018

16. Artium of Student Egineering Society will incorporate sustainable technologies

Author

Trimbath, Karen

Subjects
Architects -- Contracts, Atriums -- Remodeling and renovation, Technology application, Contract agreement, Business, Engineering and manufacturing industries, Science and technology, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities, University of Toronto -- Technology application
Abstract

The University of Toronto is renovating its atrium with sustainable technologies like living wall, a vertical garden consisting of tropical plants rooted in to vertical medium. The new system will act as indoor air biofilter, by reducing the humidity. The team lead by architects Tania Bortolotto an Greg Allen will complete the $1.5 million construction by the end of 2007.

Published
2006

17. University of Toronto to expand law school

Subjects
University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities, University of Toronto -- Remodeling and renovation, Universities and colleges -- Canada, Universities and colleges -- Buildings and facilities, Universities and colleges -- Remodeling and renovation
Abstract

The University of Toronto is planning a major renovation and expansion of its law school facility. The design incorporates 100,000 square feet of existing space and introduces another 100,000 square […]

Published
2008

18. THE ACADEMIC: Roger Martin; Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Ont

Author

Berner, Robert

Subjects
Company business management, Market trend/market analysis, University of Toronto -- Officials and employees, University of Toronto -- Curricula, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities, Universities and colleges -- Buildings and facilities, Universities and colleges -- Curricula, Universities and colleges -- Officials and employees, Universities and colleges -- Canada, Industrial design -- Education, Curriculum change -- Management, College teachers -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Business schools -- Forecasts and trends, Business schools -- Curricula, Business schools -- Officials and employees, Business education -- Forecasts and trends, Business education -- Curricula
Published
2005

19. Posh Frosh

Author

Birchard, Karen

Subjects
University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities, Student housing -- Buildings and facilities, Universities and colleges -- Buildings and facilities -- Canada
Published
2003

20. University Celebrates Chemistry Renovation

Subjects
Business, Business, international, Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON celebrated the transformation of the chemistry building with a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, September 24. The renovations, which include the addition of two new [...]

Published
1999

21. Varsity resurrection

Author

Nagy, Sasha

Subjects
Track and field athletics -- Competitions, Stadiums -- Design and construction, Sports and fitness, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Published
2009

22. A design that'll make waves

Subjects
Construction industry -- Alliances and partnerships, Architectural firms -- Alliances and partnerships, Architectural practice -- Alliances and partnerships, Aquatic sports facilities -- Design and construction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

PANAM GAMES PCL Constructors Canada and NORR Ltd. have signed a deal to design and build a new aquatics centre and field-house complex at the University of Toronto's Scarborough campus [...]

Published
2012

23. UTS eviction meets resistance

Author

PAPERNY, ANNA MEHLER

Subjects
High school facilities -- Location, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

Byline: ANNA MEHLER PAPERNY EDUCATION Dozens of the University of Toronto Schools alumni, parents and students are taking matters into their own hands, urging U of T to reconsider its [...]

Published
2011

25. A school's MultiFaith Centre has semiprecious appeal

Author

McKnight, Jenna M.

Subjects
College facilities -- Religious aspects, College facilities -- Design and construction, Universities and colleges -- Canada, Universities and colleges -- Buildings and facilities, Architecture and design industries, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Published
2007

26. Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building, Toronto

Author

McKeough, Tim and Engle, Claude R.

Subjects
Foster & Partners -- Services, Architectural firms -- Services, Architectural practice -- Services, College facilities -- Design and construction, Architecture and design industries, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Published
2007

27. U of T's Scarborough campus goes for the gold

Author

Grant, Kelly

Subjects
Pan American games -- 2015 AD, Sports facilities -- Design and construction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

Byline: KELLY GRANT EDUCATION When Franco Vaccarino became principal of the University of Toronto Scarborough three years ago, he kept hearing a back-handed compliment about his new campus. 'This place,' [...]

Published
2010

28. U of T to shut daycare at Mississauga campus

Subjects
Day care centers -- Facility closures, Universities and colleges -- Buildings and facilities -- Ontario, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

Byline: ELIZABETH CHURCH CHILD CARE EDUCATION REPORTER It took years of pressure and several emotional public meetings to get a daycare up and running at the University of Toronto's Mississauga [...]

Published
2010

29. U of T students to vote on new pool for Games

Author

Church, Elizabeth and Paperny, Anna Mehler

Subjects
College students -- Finance, Aquatic sports facilities -- Planning -- Finance, Company business planning, Company financing, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

Byline: ELIZABETH CHURCH AND ANNA MEHLER PAPERNY PAN AMERICAN GAMES EDUCATION REPORTER A key part of Toronto's plans to host the 2015 Pan American Games hinges on students at the [...]

Published
2010

30. Erindale Hall student residence

Author

Jen, Leslie

Subjects
Mississauga, Ontario -- Buildings and facilities, Dormitories -- Design and construction, Architecture -- Achievements and awards, Architectural firms -- Achievements and awards, Architectural practice -- Achievements and awards, Architecture and design industries, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Published
2006

31. The real cost of research

Author

Church, Elizabeth

Subjects
Library use studies -- Prices and rates -- Economic aspects, Research -- Economic aspects, Company pricing policy, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

Byline: ELIZABETH CHURCH EDUCATION / U OF T'S LIBRARY EDUCATION REPORTER The latest scrimmage over dollars among Canadian universities is focused on the heart of learning - the library. Beginning [...]

Published
2009

32. Permit delays throw university, college renovations into doubt

Author

Krashinsky, Susan

Subjects
Building permits -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Remodeling and renovation, School buildings -- Remodeling and renovation -- Laws, regulations and rules, Buildings -- Remodeling, restoration, etc., Strikes -- Influence -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Remodeling and renovation, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

Byline: SUSAN KRASHINSKY POSTSECONDARY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM The builders were supposed to be plunging shovels into the dirt by now, but at the University of Toronto campus in Scarborough, what should [...]

Published
2009

33. The heroic comes to the burbs: The University of Toronto Mississauga boasts a thriller of a building, LISA ROCHON writes

Author

Rochon, Lisa

Subjects
Architectural firms -- Works -- Buildings and facilities, Architectural practice -- Works -- Buildings and facilities, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

Byline: LISA ROCHON The comeback of any significant architect in this country or elsewhere is always welcome news. For Saucier + Perrotte Architectes of Montreal, the comeback follows an eerie [...]

Published
2007

34. Soul survivor

Author

FitzGerald, James

Subjects
University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities, College facilities -- History
Abstract

When it was built at 1 Spadina Crescent, just north of College, in 1874-75, Knox College--the Gothic Revival monument to the Presbyterian reformer John Knox--was occupying its fifth location in […]

Published
2003

35. Design goes to school: As students head back to class, new furniture options are making their lives easier

Subjects
Students -- Buildings and facilities -- Analysis, Ergonomics -- Analysis, Furniture -- Finance -- Prices and rates, Ergonomic aid, Ergonomics, Company financing, Company pricing policy, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

Byline: TRALEE PEARCE When Kim McKenzie, furnishings co-ordinator of capital projects at the University of Toronto, shops for furniture, she has both a big budget and a big picture in [...]

Published
2005

36. Not to be confused with octopi on steroids: The legendary architect who gave London the Gherkin is edging us toward the future with a new U of T building that's full of wit, bravado and daring, LISA ROCHON writes

Author

Rochon, Lisa

Subjects
Foster & Partners -- Works -- Buildings and facilities, Architectural firms -- Works -- Buildings and facilities, Architectural practice -- Works -- Buildings and facilities, College facilities -- Design and construction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

Byline: LISA ROCHON Europe builds for high standards. America builds for big budgets. But Canada is capable of building for brave new worlds. Nowhere is this more obvious than in [...]

Published
2005

37. Canadian observatory sold to property developer

Subjects
University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities, Observatories -- Purchasing -- Prices and rates, Real estate industry -- Investments -- Buildings and facilities -- Purchasing -- Prices and rates, Astronomical observatories -- Purchasing -- Prices and rates, Environmental issues, Science and technology, Zoology and wildlife conservation, Company investment, Company pricing policy, Investments, Purchasing, Buildings and facilities, Prices and rates
Abstract

The University of Toronto's David Dunlap Observatory has been sold to a development company. Last week, Metrus Development announced its purchase of the 77-hectare park in Richmond Hill, which includes [...]

Published
2008

40. Rated 'x' for extremely educational: U of T's new 'porn library' is a fount of x-rated materials. And hobbyists aren't welcome

Author

Intini, John

Subjects
University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities, Research libraries -- Access control -- Aims and objectives -- Educational aspects, Erotica -- Collections and collecting -- Educational aspects
Abstract

The University of Toronto's newest library is located in an office off a quiet, third-floor hallway in University College. Access is tightly controlled: Room 351 is always locked, and there's […]

Published
2007

41. Toronto Rx school has a dazzling new home

Subjects
Pharmacy colleges -- Buildings and facilities, Business, Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries, Retail industry, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

TORONTO -- Strong financial support from Canada's retail pharmacies and drug manufacturers played a key role in the University of Toronto's development of its Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building that [...]

Published
2006

43. Canada

Subjects
University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities, Memorials, Avian influenza
Published
2004

44. Storybook ending. (Inside)

Author

MacInnis, Jordan

Subjects
University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities, Rare books -- Collections and collecting, University and college libraries
Abstract

Only the sound of muffled voices trickles up through the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, eight storeys of paper, ink and glue. Jutting out like a craggy peak from the […]

Published
2003

45. University of Toronto opens information technology center

Subjects
Universities and colleges -- Buildings and facilities, Information technology -- Research, Universities and colleges -- Canada, Information technology, Business, international, Electronics and electrical industries, University of Toronto -- Buildings and facilities
Published
2002

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