George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre

George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
A view of the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
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General information
LocationToronto, Ontario
Address245 Church St.
Coordinates43°39′28″N 79°22′38″W / 43.6577°N 79.3773°W / 43.6577; -79.3773
Completed2004
Inaugurated2005
Cost$45 million
OwnerFaculty of Engineering, Architectural Science, Toronto Metropolitan University
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
Architecture firmMoriyama & Teshima Architects

The George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre is a 4-story building that is part of Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Initially, in 2000, Santiago Calatrava proposed that the engineering building be 33 floors. The cost was $90 million and $25 million over the university's budget.[1]

Completed in 2004 by Moriyama & Teshima Architects, the state-of-the-art building cost $45 million to complete.

The building houses the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science Dean's Office, the First Year Engineering Office[2] and the offices for the Departments of Aerospace Engineering;[3] Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering;[4] Computer Science;[5] and Mathematics.[6]

The building was officially renamed in 2005 as the George Vari Centre for Computing and Engineering after a gift from George and Helen Vari.

References

  1. ^ "Don't fuck this up", The Eyeopener, April 8, 2008
  2. ^ "First-Year Engineering Office". Ryerson University. Retrieved September 18, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Undergraduate". Ryerson University. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "FACULTY & STAFF- Department of Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering - Ryerson". Ryerson University. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "Department of Computer Science". Ryerson University. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "Department of Mathematics". Ryerson University. Retrieved September 18, 2019.