06 — MacEwan University
Allard Hall
Allard Hall—MacEwan University’s new Centre for Arts and Culture—establishes a new urban landmark and visually compelling gateway to its City Centre Campus in Edmonton. Clad in a distinctive, climate-responsive façade of high-performance glazing accentuated by vibrant green ceramic frit, and black spandrel panels that reflect the sky, the building’s sleek contemporary expression promotes MacEwan’s main campus as a state-of-the-art, community-inspired institution.
- Size
- 420,000 ft²
- Completion
- 2017
- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Type
- Institutional / university
MacEwan University offers a unique combination of high-tech academic and cultural functions. With its multiple theatres and galleries, Allard Hall is an inspiring, educational community arts and cultural hub that reflects the urban center of Edmonton’s thriving arts and music scene.
The building’s spectacular multi-story atrium—crossed by dramatically angled pedestrian bridges, linking all five floors from the ground to the top where natural light pours in via clerestory—also functions as a grand lobby for event intermissions, receptions, and art installations. Its striking allure is augmented by skylights that leverage Alberta’s intense, low-bearing sun, painting the space with natural daylight throughout the year.
My role
- Prepared 3D modeling, rendering, and presentation packages for building envelope systems and detail design.
- Prepared and coordinated construction documents, specs, material boards, millwork packages, and detailed drawings for tender and IFC packages.
Spaces
- 450-seat proscenium theatre
- 200-seat recital hall
- 100-seat black-box theatre
- Visual arts, digital, and sound studios
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