Building K gets an A+
University of the Fraser Valley Building K, Abbotsford
Meet your new classroom: a former pub.
The newly transformed Building K is as bright and colourful as the students it continues to serve. With the school’s increasing population, this building does it all. A dynamic colour palette and tons of natural lighting help activate student minds, while open areas with versatile seating options help them wind down between classes. Introducing Pod Classrooms. So much more than your typical learning environment, these spaces encourage student engagement with technologically-mediated resources. Flexible seating arrangements also inspire interactive student-teacher discussion and peer collaboration. An Active Learning Centre open to the public makes the building accessible to the community.
A very healthy design
University Of Victoria Medical Sciences Building
In keeping with concerns about health, this building was designed to care about the health of the planet.
It is certified LEED Gold. The building houses medical teaching and research as a part of UBC’s undergraduate physician training program. In partnership with British Columbia Medical Training, the building comprises the University of Victoria’s portion of the distributed model. Key features include lecture theatres, laboratory and gross anatomy lab facilities, all for interactive distance education teaching, in which lectures are broadcast from the other UBC sites to students in this facility. The space also includes rooms for conventional teaching, small groups distance education seminars, faculty offices, flexible research labs and animal care.
