The 105-year-old
Mining Building at the University of Toronto's St. George campus at College and McCaul is getting a $20-million renovation.
"Part of the project is to make this building accessible," says Nadeem Shabbar, the university's chief real estate officer. "The government gave us $11 million, and the faculty kicked in another $9 million to do some of their own improvements."
In addition to improving accessibility, the top floor of the stone building is to be entirely renovated.
The building was originally designed by Francis Heakes, who also did the provincial government's Whitney Block, and Frank Darling, who was also responsible for the university's Convocation Hall, Simcoe Hall and the Sandford Fleming building.
Work is due to be finished by March 31, 2011 in keeping with the strictures placed on the federal element of the funding.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Nadeem Shabbar
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