Community

U of T is not only its own community, but also a neighbour to many others. Use this page to find news on community meetings, events and construction updates.

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Capital Projects 1999 to 2006

An overview of U of T 's capital projects from 1999 to 2006 was presented to Business Board on Nov. 9, 2006. The update is available here (pdf). Capital projects are part of the Division of Business Affairs.

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On Sept. 26, 2006 the City of Toronto recognized U of T's Bennet Gates and Davenport Lash Miller Chemistry Garden for helping to make beautify the city with the Clean City Beautiful City Appreciation Award.

 

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Interested in tours of the St. George Campus?
Student guided tours are offered by the
Nona Macdonald Visitors' Centre

 

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U of T’s Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research has won the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) International Award and as a result was short-listed for the inaugural Lubetkin Prize. Read the full story here.

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Erindale Hall, the Phase VII residence at the University of Toronto at Mississauga by Baird Sampson Neuert Architects of Toronto was one of only two Ontario projects selected for the Governor General’s Medals in Architecture which recognize outstanding achievement in recently built projects by Canadian architects. Read the full story here.

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On Nov. 22, 2005, the U of T Alumni Association announced a $500,000 contribution towards revitalizing U of T's historic Convocation Hall. Read more about the project here.

 

 

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The installation of barrier-free access -- including an elevator -- at Hart House has received the 2005 Award of Excellence from Heritage Toronto in recognition of craftsmanship and architectural conservation.

The Heritage Toronto Awards are Canada's longest running awards program celebrating the contributions of all segments of the community that work to promote and conserve Toronto's cultural and natural heritage.

Read more about the project here.

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For community safety notices, visit the website for
U of T Campus Community Police

 

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U of T's King's College Precinct has received an honourable mention in the 2005 City of Toronto's Architecture and Urban Design Awards in the category of large places or neighbourhoods.

King's College Precinct also received the 2005 Regional Merit Award from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects. This prestigious CSLA Award of Excellence has been given to project architects Andropogon Associates in recognition of excellence in landscape architecture.

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University of Toronto projects have won two of three Awards of Merit in the 2005 Ontario Association of Architects Awards. Both the School of Continuing Studies [Moriyama and Teshima Architects] and UTSC's Student Centre [Stantec Architects, formerly Dunlop] have been honoured.

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Stantec Architects has received an Environmental Award of Excellence from the City of Toronto for the UTSC Student Centre and its many green design features.

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Thom Mayne, the designer of U of T's Graduate House student residence has won the 2005 Pritzker Prize. With it's distinctive cantilever and giant "O" dangling over Harbord Street, Graduate House, designed by Mayne and his Santa Monica based firm Morphosis in association with local partners Stephen Teeple Architects, was described by architecture critic Christopher Hume as Toronto's "first architectural landmark of the 21st century " when it opened in 2000.

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UTM's newest residence, Erindale Hall, is the recipient of the City of Mississauge Award of Excellence for Urban Design. The judges noted: "Erindale Hall is a finely-crafted building of exceptional materials and workmanship that responds to and integrates well with its natural setting.....Erindale Hall provides an excellent example of how to sympathetically locate a building with an active pedestrian university campus while still preserving and enhancing the natural environment."

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The historic U of T greenhouses served as a teaching facility for thousands of botany students when they stood for 70 years at the northwest corner of Queen's Park and College Street. With a $1.035 million contribution from U of T, and a unique partnership among U of T, the City of Toronto, and TD Bank Financial Group, our old greenhouses re-opened on October 13, 2004 as the Allan Gardens Children's Conservatory serving in a new role as a teaching facility for the children of Toronto.

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The 2003 City of Toronto Architecture and Urban Design Awards have again recognized U of T's contribution to living and learning in Toronto for our significant buildings and outstanding architectural research.

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