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The '''Bahen Centre for Information Technology''', located on 40 St. George Street, was completed in 2002 and serves as a "state of the art facility for education of information technology professionals in | The '''Bahen Centre for Information Technology''', located on 40 St. George Street, was completed in 2002 and serves as a "state of the art facility for education of information technology professionals in electrical and computer engineering, computer science and IT research." It was constructed at a cost of $111 million, and was designed by Diamond + Schmitt Architects Incorporated. The building is home to the [[EngSci Club|Division of Engineering Science]] and is adjoined to the Koffler Centre on the south, which houses the U of T Bookstore and U of T Career Centre, and 44 St. George St. on the north, a historic house-like building that currently contains the Office of the Dean (and formerly the [[Professional Experience Year]] office). It also houses computer labs for the computer science and [[ECE]] departments. | ||
==Departments and Offices== | ==Departments and Offices== | ||
* [[Division of Engineering Science]] (BA2110) | * [[EngSci Club|Division of Engineering Science]] (BA2110) | ||
* Office of the Dean (44 St. George Street) | * Office of the Dean (44 St. George Street) | ||
* Adel Sedra Auditorium (BA1160) | * Adel Sedra Auditorium (BA1160) | ||
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The Bahen Centre was built on the site of several historic buildings south of Russell Street, and adjacent to the preexisting Koffler Student Centre, whose exterior brick wall became an interior feature of the new building. One of the historic buildings (44 St. George Street) was to be moved to a new location, but was instead incorporated into the design by the architects. | The Bahen Centre was built on the site of several historic buildings south of Russell Street, and adjacent to the preexisting Koffler Student Centre, whose exterior brick wall became an interior feature of the new building. One of the historic buildings (44 St. George Street) was to be moved to a new location, but was instead incorporated into the design by the architects. | ||
The facility is 20,000 gross square metres and has been praised for its sustainability in design. Many elements of the Bahen Centre contribute its overall sustainability. The building uses excess steam from the neighbouring U of T steam plant to provide 92% of its total heating needs and sun-shading devices along both the east and south sides of the building reduce the amount of cooling needed during the summer months. In addition, careful space planning allows for the labs of the computer science and [[ | The facility is 20,000 gross square metres and has been praised for its sustainability in design. Many elements of the Bahen Centre contribute its overall sustainability. The building uses excess steam from the neighbouring U of T steam plant to provide 92% of its total heating needs and sun-shading devices along both the east and south sides of the building reduce the amount of cooling needed during the summer months. In addition, careful space planning allows for the labs of the computer science and [[ECE|Electrical and Computer Engineering]] departments to face the coolest wall (north) to provide relief from the heat created by the large numbers of computers. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||