Bergeron Centre featured in Wallpaper* magazine

Lassonde’s new home – the Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence – has been featured in global design magazine Wallpaper*.

New-school: ZAS create non-conformist design for York University

With the ambition of becoming the first engineering school in Canada to achieve a 50/50 gender balance, York University enlisted ZAS to design a new student-centric school building that would help to attract a new generation of talented engineers. 

Following an intensive design process between ZAS Architects, The Lassonde School of Engineering and York University,  ZAS arrived at a design that put student productivity at the top of the agenda, with optimised spaces for learning, discovery and interaction.

From the outside, a tessellated glass facade based on a mathematical, triangle-based algorithm reflects slowly drifting cloud-like light and patterns into the interior spaces.

Read the full article here.