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|location = 10 King's College Rd | |location = 10 King's College Rd | ||
|bldg_code = SF | |bldg_code = SF | ||
|office1 = [[Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering]] | |office1 = [[Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering]] | ||
|office2 = [[Engineering Society]] Office | |office2 = [[Engineering Society]] Office | ||
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|office5 = [[Hard Hat Cafe]] | |office5 = [[Hard Hat Cafe]] | ||
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The '''Sandford Fleming Building''', located on 10 King's College Road, was built in 1907 (originally for the physics department) and designed by architects Darling & Pearson. It is named after [ | The '''Sandford Fleming Building''', located on 10 King's College Road, was built in 1907 (originally for the physics department) and designed by architects Darling & Pearson. It is named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandford_Fleming Sir Sandford Fleming], the chief engineer of the Intercolonial Railway of Canada, the chief engineer on Canadian Pacific Railways surveys, and is famous for helping to establish a standardized twenty-four-hour system of international time zones. | ||
The building is the hub of engineering student activity as the home of the [[Engineering Society]] office, [[Engineering Stores]], the [[Lady Godiva Memorial Bnad]] room, the [[Hard Hat Cafe]], the Engineering and Computer Science Library, and "[[ | The building is the hub of engineering student activity as the home of the [[Engineering Society]] office, [[Engineering Stores]], the [[Lady Godiva Memorial Bnad]] room, the [[Hard Hat Cafe]], the Engineering and Computer Science Library, and "[[The Pit]]", a central student common space for events and gatherings. | ||
In 1977, the building was largely destroyed by a massive fire, leaving only the exterior structure intact. The interior was reconstructed based on | In 1977, the building was largely destroyed by a massive fire, leaving only the exterior structure intact. The interior was reconstructed based on a design by Page and Steele architects. | ||
==The Sandford Fleming Building Fire of 1977== | |||
[[Image:SF-Fire-1.png|thumb|300px|An exterior view of the Sandford Fleming Building.]] | [[Image:SF-Fire-1.png|thumb|300px|An exterior view of the Sandford Fleming Building.]] | ||
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[[Image:SF-Fire-5.png|thumb|300px|Classes were relocated to nearby buildings during the reconstruction.]] | [[Image:SF-Fire-5.png|thumb|300px|Classes were relocated to nearby buildings during the reconstruction.]] | ||
===The Fire=== | |||
It is difficult to imagine the Sandford Fleming building, the heart of engineering student life at the University of Toronto, engulfed in flames. That is the sight that students and faculty members were faced with in the early morning of February 11, 1977. The fire, which began in the east corner lecture room (approximately where room SF1101 presently stands), spread for eight hours before being contained, destroying virtually everything but the building’s shell. | It is difficult to imagine the Sandford Fleming building, the heart of engineering student life at the University of Toronto, engulfed in flames. That is the sight that students and faculty members were faced with in the early morning of February 11, 1977. The fire, which began in the east corner lecture room (approximately where room SF1101 presently stands), spread for eight hours before being contained, destroying virtually everything but the building’s shell. | ||
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===References=== | ===References=== | ||
* R. White, The Skule Story: the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, 1873-2000, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2001, p. 235-237. <br /> | * R. White, The Skule Story: the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, 1873-2000, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2001, p. 235-237. <br /> | ||
* B. Levine, A Century of Skill and Vigour, Toronto: Barry G. Levine, 1985, p. 66-71.<br /> | * B. Levine, A Century of Skill and Vigour, Toronto: Barry G. Levine, 1985, p. 66-71.<br /> | ||
* R. Brown, " The Life of Sir John Cunningham McLennan, Ph.D., F.R.S., O.B.E., K.B.E., 1867-1935," Physics in Canada, Vol. 56, no. 2, , March/April 2000. | * R. Brown, " The Life of Sir John Cunningham McLennan, Ph.D., F.R.S., O.B.E., K.B.E., 1867-1935," Physics in Canada, Vol. 56, no. 2, , March/April 2000. | ||