The University of Toronto’s Varsity Centre new entryway building, known as the pavilion, won the Structural Design Innovation award at the Ontario Concrete Awards (OCA) held December 2nd at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Sponsored by the province’s concrete industry, the ninth annual event acknowledges some of the province’s most creative construction projects.
The Varsity Centre pavilion features an open and airy design with an inspiring view of the state-of-the-art track, the FIFA two-star rated field and bustling Bloor Street. It also houses a new team room for athletes and offices for coaches and staff.
The next project at the Varsity Centre complex is the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport which will house research and teaching labs, a strength and conditioning centre, a state-of-the-art sport medicine clinic and a 2000-seat basketball and volleyball field house.
”We are so proud of our new facilities at Varsity Centre,” says Dean Bruce Kidd. “This award acknowledges that Varsity Centre has been a positive addition to the design landscape here in the city of Toronto.”