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= Charles E. Fipke for Innovative Research = Charles E. Fipke Centre for Innovative Research, or Fipke for short, is one of the buildings located on the University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus) in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.

The 6,545 square metre facility is home to a lecture hall, a Starbucks, classrooms, labs, offices and many spaces for students to study.

History
Completed in 2008, the Fipke building is named after Canadian geologist Charles E. Fipke who graduated from UBC in 1973. Fipke donated $6 million for the construction of this research centre. The creation of this building created new learning spaces and research spaces for the university. In 2012, The Fipke Laboratory for Trace Element Research (FiLTER) opened within the building. The opening of FiLTER increased the university's research capabilities.