The University of Toronto is planning to construct the James and Louise Temerty Building on its St. George Campus to provide the Temerty Faculty of Medicine with modern, collaborative environments for discovery and learning. Standing 11 stories high with two basement levels, the 398,000-gsf facility will offer multiple floors of wet and dry laboratories for interdisciplinary research that will be shared with the Faculty of Arts & Science’s Department of Cell & Systems Biology. A range of sophisticated educational venues, such as active-learning studios and classrooms, will be augmented by inviting study areas and amenities. The project will also house administrative offices and an expansive area on the ground floor capable of accommodating large-scale institutional events. Sub-grade mechanical zones will include space for a new district energy nodal plant.
Replacing the West Wing of the Medical Sciences Building, the facility will address a need for flexible, state-of-the-art labs that can support advances in medicine and technology. Feasibility and condition assessments established that renovating the existing structure would not be cost effective, as well as significantly disrupting ongoing research and academic operations. Additionally, the development will enable future plans to transform the East Wing of the Medical Sciences Building, to which it will physically connect.
Designed by MVRDV and Diamond Schmitt with Two Row Architect as indigenous design consultant, the high-performance project will meet ambitious sustainability targets in alignment with the university's Climate Positive plan. This dynamic hub is funded in part by a $100 million contribution from James and Louise Temerty and the Temerty Foundation. Construction is slated to begin by fall of 2026, with a completion date yet to be determined.
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Two Row Architect
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