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MORE, MORE, MORE FOR SCHULICH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Facility-wise, there’s more of everything students need to succeed at the University of Calgary ’s Schulich School of Engineering. Thanks to a major expansion named the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Engineering
“We are focused on student success and on providing quality hands-on lab and design experiences,” says Dr. Rosehart. “This project gives us the space to offer an enriched learning environment, inside and outside the classroom.” Work continues into 2017 on new workshops and a new and expanded student services and career centre.
Complex, which opened in the fall of 2016, students are now making use of two new 240-seat theatres and more classrooms, labs, workrooms, and research space. The $174-million expansion has added about 18,300 square metres of space. The project also featured 11,100 square metres of renovations to the existing engineering complex. Permit Holder Canadian Natural earned naming rights for the complex by donating $7 million towards the project. “As leaders in the oil and gas industry, investing in the future of engineers and the engineering profession is important to the growth, innovation, success, and safety of Canadian Natural’s operations,” the company says. New research spaces will include two floors of labs to support leading-edge research in areas such as clean energy technology and renewable energy resources. Several undergraduate design labs will encourage students to put their ideas into practice. “This expansion will make the Schulich School of Engineering a centre of excellence for collaborative teaching, learning, and engineering research,” says Bill Rosehart, P.Eng., PhD , Dean of the Schulich School of Engineering. The complex features abundant study and social space, with an enlarged student lounge and a “social staircase” designed as a central hub and offering even more study space. Renovations included linking to other engineering blocks, making it easier to move between buildings. Although it introduced natural light and a sense of openness throughout the complex, the project also preserved some of the former structure. An original 1960s staircase remains, and some exterior walls became interior walls.
ONE MAJOR UPGRADE Inside (top) and outside, the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Engineering
Complex is bigger, newer, and better, after $174 million in work. -photos courtesy University of Calgary Schulich School of Engineering
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