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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 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. | 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 [[PEY|Professional Experience Year]] office). It also houses computer labs for the computer science and [[ECE]] departments. | ||
==Departments and Offices== | ==Departments and Offices== | ||
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* Emerging Communications Technology Institute | * Emerging Communications Technology Institute | ||
* Reconfigurable Antennas Laboratory (BA8177) | * Reconfigurable Antennas Laboratory (BA8177) | ||
* Digital Embedded Systems Lab (BA3135) | |||
==Structure and Design== | ==Structure and Design== | ||
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The facility contains 50 laboratories, 10 lecture theatres, 13 tutorial rooms, 9 seminar rooms, and about 300 offices. The building was officially opened on October 8, 2002, after opening in the summer of 2002. The sixth floor, however, was finished only in August 2005 and the Department of Mathematics (and the Mathematics Library) moved in. | The facility contains 50 laboratories, 10 lecture theatres, 13 tutorial rooms, 9 seminar rooms, and about 300 offices. The building was officially opened on October 8, 2002, after opening in the summer of 2002. The sixth floor, however, was finished only in August 2005 and the Department of Mathematics (and the Mathematics Library) moved in. | ||
==In Popular Culture== | |||
In 2013, University of Toronto instructor Shai Cohen performed a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGaJsGu_5zA tour of Bahen Centre] highlighting all the reasons of why Bahen is a poorly designed building. It was not until the completion of the [[Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship]] that the award for most poorly designed engineering building finally had competition again. | |||
==Awards and Accolades== | ==Awards and Accolades== | ||