Centennial College is collaborating with EllisDon, DIALOG and Smoke Architecture to construct a mass timber higher-education building based on the concept of ?two-eyed seeing?.
Centennial College-Progress Campus, rendering courtesy of DIALOG
If it were completed today, the development would be the first zero-carbon, mass timber higher-education building in the country.
The $105-million expansion to the Progress Campus A Block building will embody the College?s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and sustainable design when it opens in 2023.
Centennial College-Progress Campus a Block Social Stair, rendering courtesy of DIALOG
Centennial College-Progress Campus a Block Common Area, rendering courtesy of DIALOG
?We wanted to raise the bar for future post-secondary projects,? said Craig Stephenson, President and CEO, Centennial College. ?At Centennial we view sustainability, inclusivity and Indigeneity as wholly interconnected ideas and we wanted a building that demonstrates that crucial relationship.? The design firms approached the project using Canada?s concept of ?two-eyed seeing? or viewing the world through the lens of Indigenous knowledge and the lens of western knowledge. The resulting design brings together Indigenous and Western cultures in both the form and function.
Centennial College-Progress Campus, rendering courtesy of DIALOG
Centennial College-Progress Campus a Block Circle Room, rendering courtesy of DIALOG
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