It has been several months since we last looked in on the construction of the University of Toronto's Jackman Law Building. The expansion, designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects and B+H Architects and being built by Eastern Construction, will attach minimalist modernism to the existing heritage neoclassical 1902-built Flavelle House which the University of Toronto has used since 1939. The addition will add 66,000 square feet of space to the facility, including a 210-student lecture hall, seminar halls, a new student commons lounge and forum space, faculty and staff offices and a new food services outlet.

Recent photo of the Jackman Law Building construction site, image by Jack Landau

At the time of our last visit, the project was still very much in its early stages, as the metal structure of the new expansion had not progressed very far. Photos from our latest site visit in early-October indicate that work on the metal skeleton is complete on the west side, but still not started on the east side expansion. 

Recent photo of the Jackman Law Building construction site, image by Jack Landau

The steel skeleton of the top two storeys is now complete along the Philosopher's Walk frontage, as seen below, facing southeast. This side of the building awaits its precast concrete exterior and glazing, which will begin in the coming months. 

Recent photo of the Jackman Law Building construction site, image by Jack Landau

The signature gesture of project, the three-story addition along Queens Park Crescent shaped to fit the street's curve, has yet to progress beyond the concrete pouring of its foundation and footings. The addition here will provide additional office space and a new classroom for the JD and graduate programs, including the Global Professional Master of Laws program and the Internationally Trained Lawyers Program.

Rendering of the Jackman Law Expansion looking West from Queen's Park Circle, image courtesy of Hariri Pontarini

The current expansion reuses some gutted sections of earlier expansions. The new building is being named the Jackman Law Building to honour a former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Henry N.R. "Hal" Jackman, who donated $11 million for the rebuilding effort.

Recent photo of the Jackman Law Building construction site, image by Jack Landau

You can follow along with the construction process by checking out the project's live webcam, linked here. We will continue to keep you up-to-date, but in the meantime to get more information and view renderings visit our dataBase file linked below. Want to get involved in the discussion? Check out the associated Forum thread, or leave a comment in the space provided at the bottom of this page.

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