Emera IDEA Building Halifax, NS
Dalhousie University transform its downtown Sexton Campus and with the new IDEA (Innovative Design in Engineering & Architecture) Building design by DSRA.The focus of this new building is to provide modern space for students to learn the art of design through hands-on experience, and increase interaction and collaboration between students in the Faculties of Engineering, Architecture & Planning. The building program includes classrooms, learning commons, light industrial workshops, design studios, a 450-seat campus auditorium, and an innovation hub for students and entrepreneurs.
DSRA served as the Architect and prime consultant. We coordinatied multiple sub-consultants including: structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, landscape, LEED, acoustic, and is liaising with the construction manager and Dalhousie’s facility management team to complete the work.