Leonard S. Klinck Building

Location:

6357 Agricultural Rd.

Date:

Original construction 1947-48
Finishing 3rd and 4th floor 1949-50

Architect:

Sharp & Thompson, Berwick, Pratt

Cost:

1947-48 $468,000
1949-50 $460,000

Sources of funds:

B.C. Government

Name history:

Originally New Applied Sciences Building.
Renamed Engineering Building in 1951. Civil Engineering in the 1960s.
Was known as Computer Science Building until re-named after UBC's second president in 2000

Architectural features:

4-storey and basement, reinforced concrete frame with hollow tile partitions. Exterior - architectural concrete treated in a vertical motive - exposed columns.

Use History:

Current (2021): W. Maurice Young Centre (for Applied Ethics); Institute of Applied Mathematics; Integrated Sciences Program; Mathematics; UBC Information Technology; UBC Studios Print Shop; Vice President, Human Resources.

Sources:

Thompson, Berwick, Pratt; Physical Plant; Life cycle assessment of the Leonard S. Klinck building by Herman Li; UBC Maps.

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