Algonquin Centre for Construction Exellence

This new 195,000 square-foot building addresses the current skills shortage in the construction industry by providing classrooms, studios, laboratories and shops for 2,600 students in a highly-efficient combination of rigorous structure and flexible space, providing generous public spaces and synergies between professional disciplines.

A 64,580 square-foot vegetative “ribbon,” which is made up of a park, garden spaces, undulating green roof and a bio-filter wall, form a single system of connected outdoor and indoor spaces. Vertically banded storey-high panels and windows dominate the walls, animated by solar sunshades that incorporate 5 distinct greens, each a variant on the College’s own corporate identity.

The new building identifies Algonquin College as the focal point for skilled trades programs in eastern Ontario, attracting the best in educators, researchers and students, while serving as an expression of the environmental stewardship that is possible within our cities.