Art in the Streets of Downtown Kelowna
For a number of UBC Okanagan Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) students, the empty building faces of downtown Kelowna are fast becoming a welcoming canvas outside of the classroom. As part of the BFA program, instructors David Doody and his partner Jorden Doody supervised the creation of two downtown murals, both located on St. Paul […]
People and Place: The beating heart of UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences
The UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences building on UBC’s Vancouver campus, located at the intersection of Wesbrook Mall and Agronomy Road, is a 246,000square-foot architectural landmark. Opened in 2012, the building is home to an ever-expanding Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and transformational hub of learning, research, and innovation. The construction of the building was made possible by […]
UBC to establish new downtown Kelowna presence
UBC and the City of Kelowna have announced plans for a significant new university presence in downtown Kelowna, featuring a mixed-use development comprising community-facing academic and administrative space, and university rental housing. UBC has long had an off-campus presence in Kelowna, through the Kelowna General Hospital Clinical Academic Campus, the Okanagan Innovation Centre, the Rotary Centre for the […]
UBC public art for the 21st century
UBC’s outdoor spaces have been reinvigorated by a program bringing public art to the campus. Together, these artworks express a wonderful variety of stories and attitudes about the history of UBC and Vancouver, as part of an ever-evolving narrative about art, space and place, and our own sense of self. Visit the Campus + Community […]
A new home for life science students at UBC
Students can now study for careers in the life sciences in renovated and expanded Undergraduate Life Sciences Teaching Laboratories at UBC Vancouver. The $91-million project increases capacity and provides life sciences students with opportunities to learn in teaching laboratories, modern classrooms, and study areas designed to encourage collaboration and hands-on learning. It replaces some building […]
New UBCO Commons fosters collaboration and innovation
The UBC Okanagan community has gained a new modern space: UBCO Commons. Opened in January, the multipurpose facility offers students a high-tech 400-seat classroom, informal collaborative learning study areas, a digital technology centre and a graduate student commons. It also includes a visualization lab to facilitate high-resolution data modelling in research fields. Described as a […]