University of Calgary architecture school moving to downtown office tower

U of C downtown expansion into former Nexen Building called 'win for Calgary's future'

The former Nexen Building in downtown Calgary is becoming an innovation hub for the University of Calgary's School of Architecture.

University of Calgary architecture school moving to downtown office tower

An underused office tower in the downtown core will soon be transformed into an active academic campus for the University of Calgary.

Underused downtown office building being converted to U of C classrooms

Downtown Calgary's 801 Seventh Avenue SW, formerly known as the Nexen Building, is being converted from office spaces to University of Calgary classrooms after the tower has sat virtually empty for about six years.

University of Calgary and City of Calgary creating space for office-to-post-secondary conversion for downtown campus expansion

Today, the University of Calgary and The City of Calgary announced a new partnership to convert an underused office tower (801 7 Ave. S.W.) into active academic, teaching, and research space. This expansion to the university’s downtown campus will transform 180,000 square feet into the new home for the University of Calgary’s School of Archi...