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CAMPUS
NEWS
The University of Windsor has named CS&P
Architects Inc.
as the firm chosen to provide
all-inclusive design and implementation of renovations
to the Armouries and proposed renovations to the
Windsor Star building.
The University plans to move its Music and Visual Arts
academic programs downtown to the historic Windsor
Armouries building, and is considering converting the
landmark Windsor Star building for the use of the School
of Social Work’s academic program and the University’s
Centre for Executive & Professional Education.
CS&P is based in Toronto and is one of Canada’s
leading architectural firms, with a focus on the design of
public spaces and community focused projects such as the
$50-million Windsor Justice Facility which houses Windsor
Police Headquarters and the provincial courthouse;
Ryerson University’s Student Campus Centre; the
University of Guelph’s Stewart Hall; Queen’s University’s
Macdonald Hall Faculty of Law; and the Harbourfront
Community Centre, to name a few.
Toronto Architect Scott Weir, a Principal with E.R.A.
Architects in Toronto, has been hired by CS&P Architects
as a heritage consultant for the downtown project. Weir,
a Windsor native, received an undergraduate degree in
architecture from Carleton University and completed a
master’s degree at Carleton following a Canadian studies
stream that focused on heritage buildings. He has more
than 10 years experience in heritage architecture and is
considered one of the province’s leading experts in the field.
Design work will begin immediately on the project
which aims to make downtown Windsor an education
destination, allowing UWindsor to join St. Clair College’s
vibrant Centre for the Arts and Mediaplex in drawing
students to the city’s core.
“Our downtown location will provide new and
distinctive opportunities for our students and a greater
impact of our University on our community,” says
UWindsor President Alan Wildeman. “We look forward to
working with CS&P in envisioning spaces that will enrich
and inspire our students while respecting and celebrating
the historical qualities of these landmark buildings.”
The project is funded through a $10-million capital
donation from the City of Windsor and its gift of the
Armouries building, as well as a provincial government
contribution of $15 million announced in May.
Dr. Gerry Cooper BA ’76 is returning to his UWindsor
roots as the new associate dean for the Schulich
School of Medicine and Dentistry, Windsor Program.
The Windsor native most recently served as the associate
dean for learner affairs at the Northern Ontario School
of Medicine, as well as an associate professor in clinical
education there, and adjunct professor in social work at
Laurentian University. Cooper was also manager for the Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health, Northern Ontario Region.
“When I reflect about the significance of this
impending move, returning to Windsor to be the associate
dean of the Schulich Medicine & Dentistry’s Windsor
Program, I can see that I’ve been preparing for this over my
entire 35-year career,” Cooper said.
“This is such an important assignment. I truly look
forward to making a contribution to the work that so
many have already begun and I believe that in particular,
my Northern Ontario School of Medicine experience has
me well prepared for what will follow in Windsor and
Southwestern Ontario.”
His appointment began September 1.
UWINDSOR SELECTS ARCHITECT FOR DOWNTOWN CAMPUS PROJECTS
NEW ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR SCHULICH SATELLITE CAMPUS
