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LANGARA COLLEGE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BUILDING Vancouver, BC
INSTITUTIONAL [LARGE] AWARD
Jury comments: This project is notable for its planning, with a six-storey atrium that functions not only as a light and ventilation well, but also as a social incubator that reinforces the academic program. The quality and quantity of natural light is extraordinary for a laboratory building of this type, and the energy performance is also exemplary. The project also creates a striking new landmark for the college.
1 This 14,600m2 Science & Technology building creates a strik-
As an architectural statement, cantilevering the laboratories and classrooms
ing new gateway into the Langara College campus in south
presents student activity as the face of the College, and makes a bold ges-
Vancouver, while creating a state-of-the-art home for its vari-
ture toward the nearby transit station. It also achieves a pragmatic solution
ous science programs. Science laboratories and classrooms
for a complex and constricted site, allowing a large program to be accom-
are located on the top three levels, which frame the main
modated on a limited footprint, which avoids disrupting the adjacent public
driveway with a bold cantilever. The lower levels consolidate
space, geothermal field and fire route.
essential student services and connect to adjacent lounges, study and meeting spaces.
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SABMag - SUMMER 2018