Learning Centre in Toronto
The approximately 14,000 m² Student Learning Centre (SLC) of Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, is essentially an extension of the adjoining 11-storey library tower, which dates from the 1970s. The bright, crystalline new volume, however, steals the show from the brutalist existing structure. Located directly on a busy shopping street, the learning centre, with its homogeneously printed glass facade, is recognizable from a greater distance. Depending on the weather, its appearance changes, seeming at times to be solid and reflecting the surroundings, while at other times it is light and transparent.
