As of this week, the University of Toronto's Scarborough campus has a little more space for its swelling student body.
The Instructional Centre cost $78 million, of which $70 million came from the federal and provincial governments, will add 13 classroom, 7 labs and 90 offices to the university's suburban campus, whose undergraduate enrollment has grown from about 5,000 in 2001 to 10,400 for the coming year.
Construction began on the 150,000 square foot
Diamond and Schmitt-designed buildings in September, 2009, and people started using the buildings last March.
"Once we had occupancy, there was still the moving in the furnishings, getting all the classrooms set up," says
UTSC's chief strategy officer Andrew Arifuzzaman.
"It's put us on a firm footing for growth as we move forward," he says.
The centre also has a restaurant facing Military Trail at Ellesmere, which is open to both students and the community at large.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Andrew Arifuzzaman
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