Saskatoon Construction III

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Originally Posted by Built different

This was mentioned in a post a couple of months ago, but here is an updated rendering of the University of Saskatchewan's College of Engineering expansion released on one of their Facebook accounts which helps give a good idea of what the project will look like.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=976113697847167&set=pb.100063456376286.-2207520000&type=3

It looks like the project has been downsized a bit from its previous iteration but will retain some architectural features of the prior design, as well as incorporating the red brick facade of the old building. The project is being coined as 'The USask Engineering IDEAS' expansion (Innovation, Design, Engineering, and Applied Sciences) and will also include renovations to the existing building. Personally, I like the new design; it works well with the existing building. Like many of the other proposals in this forum, I think this project is long overdue. Hopefully, this new information is a sign that the project is progressing and that construction will begin in the not-too-distant future.

I much prefer this rendering tho the previous ones from Brook McIlroy. They may still be the designer, but this mix of glass & red brick walls strikes me as much better solution for the U of S than the full glass box originally proposed: https://brookmcilroy.com/projects/university-of-saskatchewan-college-of-engineering-master-plan/