George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre

George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
A view of the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
General information
Location	Toronto, Ontario
Address	245 Church St.
Coordinates	43°39′28″N 79°22′38″W / 43.6577°N 79.3773°W
Completed	2004
Inaugurated	2005
Cost	$45 million
Owner	Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science, Ryerson University
Technical details
Floor count	4
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Moriyama & Teshima Architects

The George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre is a 4 story building that is part of Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario.

Initially, in 2000, Santiago Calatrava proposed that the engineering building be 33 floors. The cost was $90 million and $25 million over Ryerson University's budget.^[1]

Completed in 2004 by Moriyama & Teshima Architects and home to Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics and Aerospace Engineering. The state-of-the-art building cost $45 million to complete.

The building was officially renamed in 2005 to the George Vari Centre for Computing and Engineering after a gift from George and Helen Vari.

References

• Ryerson Centre for Computing and Engineering

Notes

1. "Don't fuck this up". The Eyeopener (April 8, 2008) http://theeyeopener.com/2008/04/dont-fuck-this-up/

External links

• Timelapse movie of the construction
• Photographs of the construction