Article source: LGA Architectural Partners

LGA Architectural Partners designed Laurentian University’s McEwen School of Architecture to prepare young architects for the critical design issues of the 21st Century. McEwen is not your typical architecture school – its curriculum emphasizes architecture and fabrication techniques focused on the traditional and evolving aspects of life in the north, including Indigenous culture, wood construction, local ecologies and resources, and design for the impact of climate change.

Guided by Ted Kesik, LGA collaborated with many stakeholders to develop a “Sustainability Design Manifesto” to address the conditions of the northern environment and ensure that the school is highly sustainable, going well beyond LEED. For example, the new building was massed and oriented to optimize heating, cooling and natural ventilation to conserve energy and minimize reliance on the mechanical system. Image Courtesy © Bob Gundu

• Architects: LGA Architectural Partners
• Project: McEwen School of Architecture
• Location: Sudbury, Canada
• Photography: Bob Gundu
  
• Client: Laurentian University, Capital Projects – Michel Seguin, Director
• Consulting Team
  
  • Engineers: AECOM
• Landscape Architect: Robert Wright Landscape Architect
• Sustainability Consultant: Ted Kesik
• Contractor: Cy Rheault (Phase 1); Bondfield (Phase 2)
• Budget: $26M
• Size: 72,849 SF
• Timing: Spring 2018 Completion

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