Waterfront Campus

This past week I had reason to be further east along the waterfront than I normally go these days, between Jarvis and Sherbourne at the George Brown College waterfront campus.  I took a few snapshots of the swanky building and its views.

The area surrounding the campus, particularly to the north, leaves a lot to be desired.  It's grimy and industrial feeling.  In the last half-dozen years, a huge number of condo buildings have been started along this section of Queens Quay, but most are still under construction, so the roads are muddy and deeply pot-holed from the constant construction equipment passing over them, and the noise is oppressive.  The Redpath refinery is just next door too, leaving the constant sticky-sweet smell of heated sugar in the air.

Looking northward

But, inside, the building is very nicely deigned with panels of coloured glass, and large open areas of wood, polished concrete, and windows:

A study area, looking down from the fifth floor.

The views out the back of the building are great, looking out over the harbour and the island (if you don't look eastward, where it is industrial wasteland and gentlemen's clubs):

From a rear stairwell.

Overall the building is very nice indeed, and as the area develops to the point that the construction equipment finally goes away, it's going be a great gem in a newly-developed and vibrant area.