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= The Commons = The Commons is a multi-purpose facility located at the Okanagan Campus of The University of British Columbia. It is outfitted with modern rooms, technology labs and collaborative study areas. The opening of this building has helped create additional study places and alleviate the UBCO library overcrowding.

Description
The Commons building is a transformative building for UBC Okanagan consisting of various important spaces for the university's students including:


 * Study Spaces - There are more than 350 study and collaborative spaces in the building like the Lois and Cliff Serwa Reading Room, the North Reading Room, The Galleria, and the D. Ross Fitzpatrick Great Hall which comprises of a fifty-foot ceiling and diverse seating options to study.
 * The Comma - The Comma is a café in the building.
 * Classroom 201 - This is a 400-seat classroom that includes a multimedia projector, full presentation console among other amenities.
 * Engagement Theatre - This space has programmable screens for presentation, digital art, and more.
 * Visualization and Emerging Media Lab - This space facilitates high-resolution data modelling in research fields by providing access to the latest technology.

Cost and Funding
The Commons building cost about $35 million to complete. It was funded by with $15.97 million from the Government of Canada’s Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund (PSI-SIF), $11.33 million from the Province of British Columbia, and $13.47 million from UBC. The students at UBC Okanagan contributed almost $10 million for the construction costs of the building.