Sept. 5, 2012 - Excerpt courtesy of, NO MEAN CITY: York University Learning Commons, by Levitt Goodman Architects in Spacing Toronto.
It “is not so much about books as about bringing together all the student supports on campus - and giving a place for students to work together,” says James, who led the design team.
It includes the Hub, which totally transforms the 1960s atrium with a hot-red welcome desk and cool "pods" for academic counselling. Then there is the Collaboratory - for group study and hanging out and the Salon, a quiet-study space decorated with two vintage nail-art murals.
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NO MEAN CITY: York University Learning Commons, by Levitt Goodman Architects in Spacing Toronto.