Draft:Fipke Center for Innovative Research



The Fipke Center for Innovative Research (FIP) is a research and academic facility located on the UBC Okanagan campusUniversity of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus). The Fipke Center houses an on-campus StarbucksStarbucks which provides both food as well as part time work to UBC students.

History
The Fipke Center, also known as the Charles E. Fipke Center, was named after Canadian Geologist and Prospector, Charles E. Fipke Charles E. Fipke. The building was created due to a CA$6,000,000 donation from Fipke in 2006. The Fipke Center was built in 2008 for the purpose of providing teaching labs, classrooms, student accommodations as well as other amenities.

Architecture
The building was designed by Kasian Architecture and construction of the building was managed by Stuart Olson. Upon completion, total costs amounted to $30.5 million and the total size of the building is 73,446 ft². Additionally, the Fipke center achieved the sustainability rating of 5 Green Globes as part of the Green Building Initiative Green Building Initiative. The Fipke building project was sponsored by the Irving K Barber faculty of arts and science Irving K. Barber