Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada Building (F.E.R.I.C.)

Location:

2601 East Mall

Date:

1990

Architect:

Henry Hawthorne Architects Ltd.

Cost:

$ 3.3 million

Architectural features:

Its West Coast architectural style utilizes cedar siding and prefabricated lumber columns. This facility combines usage of newly developed wood structural components with concrete to illustrate its heavy usage of wood during their construction.

Construction Type:

Steel frame

Notes:

This centre was constructed at the same time as the F.O.R.I.N.T.E.K. Building, with which it shares some design features.

Sources:

Fine Arts Pamphlet Files (Vancouver Courier May 28,1988); UBC Buildings (Campus Planning)

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