The Terrence Donnelly Health Sciences Complex
The Terrence Donnelly Health Sciences Complex is the University of Toronto Mississauga’s newest educational building. The new building houses the Mississauga Academy of Medicine, the department of Biomedical Communications and the department of Anthropology and Forensics. The TDHSC building was designed by Kongats Architects Toronto. Funding for the new building was provided by Carlo Fidani, Terrence Donnelly, and the Provincial Government. Carlo Fidani donated $10 million dollars for building costs, scholarships, and a chair in family and community medicine. Terrence Donnelly donated $12 million to building costs and scholarships. Capital funding for the project of $30.3 million was provided by the Provincial Government. The construction for the 5,960 square meter (64,153 square feet), four story building began the summer of 2009. The building officially opened on November 1, 2011.
The “stacked box” design building is built on a slope on the outer campus Drive Ring. The building was originally planned to have a steel structural framing but because of rising steel prices the structural framing had to be switched to concrete for the final design development. The lower cost of concrete framing meant that the custom stainless steel “skin” could be developed within the University of Toronto’s budget requirements. The building’s exterior had two “skins,” the main “skin” is insulated and waterproof while the separate exterior steel panel “skin” reflected heat. Inside the building are state-of-the-art classrooms, seminar rooms, computer facilities, learning spaces and laboratories. There is also a student lounge and unique outdoor terrace for students to relax and socialize. Kongats Architects Toronto’s principal Alar Kongats said on an e-mail interview, “The TDHSC is designed to achieve a North American LEED Gold sustainability designation.”.
Situated in the TDHSC is The Mississauga Academy of Medicine. The Mississauga Academy of Medicine is a partnership between U of T Mississauga, U of T’s Faculty of Medicine, Trillium Health Centre and Credit Valley Hospital. In August 2011, The Mississauga Academy of Medicine welcomed 54 students to its first year class and expects to have 216 students enrolled in the four year program by 2014.
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