If you’re a student on Sexton Campus, it often feels like our peers on Studley are awarded a new building every other week. Maybe that is a little far from the truth, but with one quick walk around Sexton, it can feel like we’re living in the Stone Age (or the sixties; I don’t know which is worse). Not only is the campus a little dated, we also just don’t have space. It is not that the students of Studley are undeserving; we just want a little love down here every once in awhile.
Cue the IDEA building. It stands for Innovation and Design in Engineering and Architecture. We’ve been hearing about this project for years. If you’re new around here, it’s the proposed building for Sexton Campus and basically the only new development this campus has seen since the sixties. It’s being touted as the answer to a lot of our problems. It is meant to provide new space for all faculties on campus and encourage collaboration between them. And trust me, they could use it.
Engineering programs at Dalhousie are currently really pressed for space, and classes often have to be moved to the theatres in the Park Lane Mall. Many say that this could put the programs in danger of having their accreditation removed. Additionally, there really isn’t a hub for this campus. There’s no Student Union Building, the best thing we’ve got is a Tim Hortons and some couches. That often means that each faculty is more or less siloed into their own spaces, which is a shame because most of our disciplines end up working together in our professions anyways.
Just build it already, you say? That would be great, but first Dalhousie wants input from you, the student body. Ultimately, a new space on Sexton will get built, but why not have your say in the process? We can all appreciate a well-designed space, so let’s be a part of that.
Dal is holding two workshops: the first on November 4th, 2:00 – 5:00, in the Medjuck Building Exhibition Room, and the second on November 25th, 2:00 – 5:00, location TBA. It would be fantastic if you could make it out, and whether you are able to or not, please help spread the word by sharing this information with your friends!
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