Geological Science Centre
- Location:
- 1866 Main Mall
- Date:
- Original construction 1970-1971
Addition 1973-74
- Architect:
- McCarter,Nairne & Partners
- Cost:
- 1970-71 - $2.83 million
1973-74 - $650,000
- Sources of funds:
- 1970-71 - n/a
1973-74 - Provincial Grant
- Architectural features:
- This 3 1/2 storey building is
covered with 1'x8' aluminum panels finished
with an ivory-coloured baked enamel. Its ducts and fume hoods are expressed
externally. This is the first UBC structure designed and erected with full
system approach framed in light steel. Components were brought to the
site and assembled. Floor ceiling panels were applied to minimize heating
and cooling effects from outside.
- Construction Type:
- Metal
clad steel frame and concrete
- Notes:
- Since there wais no extra budget for any fancy design
and architectural materials, this building was built for a lower-than-normal
cost and in a shorter time frame. It replaced 4 army huts, a 2-storey
tar-paper shack and facilities in the old Applied Sciences building.
- Sources:
- Fine
Arts Pamphlet Files; Ceremonies Office; UBC Buildings (Campus Planning)
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