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The Fipke Center at the UBC Okanagan Campus

The Fipke Center for Innovative Research (FIP) is a research and academic facility located on the UBC Okanagan campus University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus). The Fipke Center houses an on-campus Starbucks Starbucks which provides both food as well as part time work to UBC students.

History

The Fipke Center, also known as the Charles E. Fipke Center, was named after Canadian Geologist and Prospector, Charles E. Fipke Charles E. Fipke. The building was created due to a CA$6,000,000 donation from Fipke in 2006. The Fipke Center was built in 2008 for the purpose of providing teaching labs, classrooms, student accommodations as well as other amenities.

Architecture

The building was designed by Kasian Architecture [1] and construction of the building was managed by Stuart Olson. [2] Upon completion, total costs amounted to $30.5 million [3] and the total size of the building is 73,446 ft². [4] Additionally, the Fipke center achieved the sustainability rating of 5 Green Globes as part of the Green Building Initiative Green Building Initiative. The Fipke building project was sponsored by the Irving K Barber faculty of arts and science Irving K. Barber

Floorplan
Floors Washrooms (M/F) Stairwells Elevators Cafe/Lounge
1st Floor 1 4 1 Starbucks
2nd Floor 2 3 1 --
3rd Floor 1 2 1 Kitchen Lounge

References

  1. ^ "UBC Facilities, Vancouver".
  2. ^ "UBC Facilities, Vancouver".
  3. ^ "UBC Facilities, Vancouver".
  4. ^ "UBC Facilities, Vancouver".
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fipke Center at the UBC Okanagan Campus

The Fipke Center for Innovative Research (FIP) is a research and academic facility located on the UBC Okanagan campus University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus). The Fipke Center houses an on-campus Starbucks Starbucks which provides both food as well as part time work to UBC students.

History

The Fipke Center, also known as the Charles E. Fipke Center, was named after Canadian Geologist and Prospector, Charles E. Fipke Charles E. Fipke. The building was created due to a CA$6,000,000 donation from Fipke in 2006. The Fipke Center was built in 2008 for the purpose of providing teaching labs, classrooms, student accommodations as well as other amenities.

Architecture

The building was designed by Kasian Architecture [1] and construction of the building was managed by Stuart Olson. [2] Upon completion, total costs amounted to $30.5 million [3] and the total size of the building is 73,446 ft². [4] Additionally, the Fipke center achieved the sustainability rating of 5 Green Globes as part of the Green Building Initiative Green Building Initiative. The Fipke building project was sponsored by the Irving K Barber faculty of arts and science Irving K. Barber

Floorplan
Floors Washrooms (M/F) Stairwells Elevators Cafe/Lounge
1st Floor 1 4 1 Starbucks
2nd Floor 2 3 1 --
3rd Floor 1 2 1 Kitchen Lounge

References

  1. ^ "UBC Facilities, Vancouver".
  2. ^ "UBC Facilities, Vancouver".
  3. ^ "UBC Facilities, Vancouver".
  4. ^ "UBC Facilities, Vancouver".

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