University of Guelph-Humber: The Facility

The Facility

“The design for the University of Guelph-Humber building emerged from a highly successful collaboration between client and architect. We strove to meet our client’s vision of a building with the ambiance of an intimate academic community where students would readily stay after class to work independently or collaboratively.”

- Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated in joint venture with Rieder, Hymmen and Lobban Inc.

Almost all of our classrooms are designed for 30-65 students, and our two largest lecture halls seat 130 students – allowing for dynamic classroom interaction. Study locations throughout campus support group work and discussion.

Created with more than $30 million in support from the Ontario government’s SuperBuild program, the facility is custom-made for the unique program offerings and interactive learning at the University of Guelph-Humber. A broadcast studio with state-of-the-art sound equipment, a photography studio, a resource lab equipped with educational tools for children, and a moot courtroom are among some of the unique features available to our students for practical learning.

The University of Guelph-Humber building boasts a stunning-four storey atrium complete with a skylight and a living plant wall which serves as a bio-filter purifying the air circulated throughout the building. Innovative learning spaces, an internet café, wireless access throughout the building, and space to relax and meet with friends are some of the additional features incorporated into the design of the building.