The groundbreaking for the $1.4-million
project began in the summer of 2015.
Once completed, the 450,000-square-foot
building will present itself as a gateway
into the campus. It will be a facility where
science and engineering are poised to be a
progressive first impression for Memorial
University.
Good design requires study of people ac-
cording to Stratford. “We spend a lot of
time observing people,” he says. “If we’re
not designing for people, we’re just de-
signing for ourselves, and that’s just not
what we do.”
In designing these two buildings, HOK’s
teams take into consideration what it
means to be a 19-year-old student versus
a 30-year-old researcher versus somebody
who might be an advanced professor.
“Each of them works differently and each
of them needs different things in order to
be successful,” says Stratford.
Crossing fields of study in academic pur-
suit is not new. But as technologies evolve
and we begin to understand how the
world work, we are seeing the necessity
for collaborative study between fields and
professions.
“These two buildings are on opposite edg-
es of our country, but they have common-
alities in terms of theme,” says Stratford.
“They are capturing the moment and tak-
ing progressive steps for amazing discov-
eries to happen.”
The Edmonton Clinic Health Academy
raises the bar for health science educa-
tion and research on a provincial, na-
tional and international level.
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