Markham Centre Campus York Building, MCC, Canadian Education Architecture Images
Markham Centre Campus York: MCC
July 24, 2020
Markham Centre Campus (MCC) York Building
Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects
Location: Markham, Regional Municipality of York, Southern Ontario, Canada – 30 km northeast of Downtown Toronto
First public university for the Region of York
Diamond Schmitt Designs New Campus For York University

TORONTO ? A new and innovative campus for York University will rise in the City of Markham adjacent to Toronto. Designed by Diamond Schmitt, the Markham Centre Campus (MCC) is the first public university in York Region. It features a vertical campus building that is fully integrated with the area?s diverse, growing network of commerce, athletics, arts, and entrepreneurial communities. ?The design of this highly accessible building defines a collegial academic community within a series of interconnected, multi-storey spaces of gathering and interaction,? said Donald Schmitt, principal, Diamond Schmitt.

The building form consists of a five-storey podium with five-storey tower above. Bronze-anodized aluminum cladding and fritted bird-friendly glazing are interspersed within a syncopated fenestration pattern. Cantilevers and curves animate the building form and create fluid, interactive spaces supporting teaching and research within a vertical campus.
?The Markham Centre Campus will offer professionally relevant degree programs and micro-credentials with a st...