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The '''Mining Building''' at 176 College Street is one of the original buildings of the [[School of Practical Science]]. Completed in 1905, the Mining Building was designed by Mr. Francis Riley Heakes and Mr. Frank Darling, Chief Architects of the Public Works Department. The final cost of the building at its completion was $384,736. The building is designated as a Heritage Property for its importance as a major work of Edwardian Classicism.
The '''Mining Building''' at 176 College Street is one of the original buildings of the [[School of Practical Science]]. Completed in 1905, the Mining Building was designed by Mr. Francis Riley Heakes and Mr. Frank Darling, Chief Architects of the Public Works Department. The final cost of the building at its completion was $384,736. The building is designated as a Heritage Property for its importance as a major work of Edwardian Classicism.


In 2010, the building began a $20-million renovation project to convert previously unusable attic space into an interdisciplinary design studio.
In November 2011, a $20-million renovation project to convert previously unusable attic space into an interdisciplinary design studio was completed.


==Departments and Offices==
==Departments and Offices==