• Client:

  University of British Columbia

• Size:

  6000 m²

• Budget:

  $2.25 million

• Completion Date:

  2011

• In Association With:

  Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg

• Location:

  UBC, Vancouver, BC

• Awards:

  2011 Twenty + Change, 2011 Design Exchange

• Photography:

  Nic Lehoux (1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14)

The UBC Buchanan Courtyards Renew project reinvents and revitalizes two public courtyards at the Buchanan Complex, home to the Faculty of Arts. The two spaces — one for gathering and celebration, the other for contemplation and relaxation — replace the forgotten and dilapidated 1960s courtyards, creating a dynamic new outdoor environment. The project incorporates a new performance pavilion, seating, native planting, and comprehensive stormwater harvesting and recycling. The concrete pavilion rests in a reflecting pool where quotations have been typeset in radiating rings to establish a visual expression of “The Arts” at UBC.