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A building described by Moffat Kinoshita principal Trevor Periera as "one of the most exciting projects we are going to see in this city" came under the spotlight earlier this week at a meeting in Toronto.
The landmark $75-million Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building, designed by architects Foster and Partners/Moffat Kinoshita Architects Inc., features a dramatic lobby and interconnected floor plates through its entire height.
Two silver-coloured pods are suspended in the main lobby. Fabricated off-site by Hamilton-based Walters Inc., the pods house a 60-seat lecture theatre and a reading room as well as a smaller classroom and the faculty lounge.
A presentation on construction of the pods was made by key members of the project team-Moffat Kinoshita, Foster and Partners, structural engineers Yolles, PCL Constructors Canada Inc. and Walters Inc.
The event was sponsored by the Ontario members of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction.
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