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The hub of student life on campus, the Student Centre serves a wide variety of purposes on the Keele Campus and is accessed each day by thousands of students, faculty and staff.
As such a highly trafficked space, the Student Centre was created to accommodate the needs of many different groups, organizations and services. The new modernist aesthetic led the design of an open-concept space that is easily adapted for new uses.
Architects A.J. Diamond and Donald Schmitt & Company designed the large structure to be the cultural, social and educational heart of the campus and to complete the linked colonnade around The Common. Extensive wood paneling and a helical staircase create an open and airy ambiance within the Great Hall while allowing for large gatherings to take place on the main and underground levels.
The building was recognized for its balance in functional and aesthetic considerations in 1993 when it received the North York Design Awards merit for Outstanding Architecture and Design, and again in 1996 when it received the Governor-General’s Award for Architecture.
Do you frequent the student centre? Where is your favourite place to hang out or eat lunch in this building?
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