Feedback from the judges: Acting as a new gateway on the south side of the York University campus, the School of Continuing Studies is an elegant and bold building that successfully asserts the School’s identity and culture. At first glance, it presents a complexity in building design, and yet upon further understanding a simple geometric logic is discovered.
The building is a twisted series of rectangular floor plates rotated around a common centroid, which is then clad with a façade of seamless triangulated panels composed of “off-the-shelf” components. These panels incorporate either a high-performing IGU or clear anodized aluminum at opaque sections. An abundance of daylight on all floor levels is the end result, enhancing the spatial experience within the School’s various learning and administrative areas.