Centennial Centre For Interdisciplinary Sciences (CCIS)

116 St, Edmonton, Canada

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Centennial Centre For Interdisciplinary Sciences (CCIS)

116 St, Edmonton, Canada

Firm

ONPA Architects
Flad Architects

Type

Educational › University Other
Industrial › Research Facility

YEAR

2011

The intent behind this project was simple: create a
world-class science research and teaching facility. Its architecture creates
multiple potentials for the cross-pollination of ideas and disciplines. The
facility houses offices, classrooms, laboratories, lecture theatres, and
gathering spaces. Its location formally completes and defines the northern edge
of the campus’s main outdoor quad.

The quality of the labs and amenities provided is a key
factor in the University’s attraction and retention strategy to engage the world's
best researchers and scientists to the University of Alberta.

CCIS has a clearly
defined functional vision that turns programmatic complexity into clear
ordering principles. Embodying its nature as a teaching and research facility
dedicated to world class innovation, lab spaces are organized around a public
atria to ignite interdisciplinary engagement.

Public art is weaved
throughout the building with a stunning Terrazo Tile mosaic created by the
artist Scott Parsons who recieved the 2011 Project of the Year by the Tile
& Marble Association of Canada.