Archinect - News2024-12-21T22:45:17-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150404190/diamond-schmitt-lemaymichaud-to-design-generational-campus-expansion-at-mcgill-university
Diamond Schmitt/LemayMichaud to design 'generational' campus expansion at McGill University Josh Niland2023-11-30T13:25:00-05:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e8/e8a752bcd5b93db88b4ff8db9393a801.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/diamondschmittarchitects" target="_blank">Diamond Schmitt Architects</a> has designed a new campus expansion plan for <a href="https://archinect.com/McGillUniversity" target="_blank">McGill University</a> in unison with <a href="https://archinect.com/lemaymichaud" target="_blank">LemayMichaud</a> that will help advance the study of earth systems and environmental health while restoring several historic buildings and the university’s connection to Mount Royal Park.</p>
<p>One of Canada’s premiere research institutions is about to undergo a transformation of “generational importance,” according to the firms. Their New Vic plan calls for the reuse of three extant Scottish baronial structures at the Royal Victoria Hospital complex and construction of a new 350,000-square-foot facility for teaching and research. </p>
<p>A forecourt to Frederick Law Olmsted's 1893 park design will also be re-established through the design. Costs for the project are stated at $870 million CAD ($640 million USD).</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/09/093883e6cd2814caaae362de0abaff3d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/09/093883e6cd2814caaae362de0abaff3d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Rendering by Diamond Schmitt</figcaption></figure><p>“We are inspired with urgency to design a center devoted to the most critical issue of our time: healing the planet,” Donald Schmitt, Principal at the new join...</p>