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 University of British Columbia Arts and Science Center 

Opening The UBCO Arts and Science Center officially opened in December of 2005. The building was designed by HMA Architecture and constructed by PCL Construction LTD. The building was made in order to accommodate an additional 900 students under the Faculty of Arts and Science. There was an addition that was made to the building that was completed in August of 2010 and began use on September 2010. The addition was designed by Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning and was constructed by Stuart Olsen. The addition was also part of a larger project that was intended to accommodate an additional 2,500 students at UBCO.

Space Usage

The UBC Arts and Science building have the project size of 67,812 square metres precisely. They have 45 to 80 faculty positions. These buildings are used for laboratories and research centres. Some of the fields for research include Science, Psychology and even Law. The project size of UBCO Arts and Science buildings Phase 2 is approximately 86,225 square metres.

 Cost 

The total cost of the project for the Centre was 41.4 million dollars, 27 million funded by the government. The finished facility provides a massive space for new laboratories and centers of research such as The Centre for the Advancement of Psychological Science and Law. The building was also designed to reduce energy consumption and improve environmental quality inside through the different elements in their design. The 41.4 million dollar project created a total of 7800 square meters of space for the four storey building, which will provide more space for the campus's growing population.