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E. Capital Projects (Policy D-12)
E.2 Capital Projects (cont’d)
g) Food Service Upgrades - This project includes enhancements to existing food service
facilities, including D-Building and H-Building. Such enhancements, to be planned in
consultation with the current campus food services provider, will be undertaken among the
many other facilities project priorities as time and resources permit.
h) School of Applied and Performance Arts (Phase 1) - In May 2011 the College entered
into an agreement with the City of London for the development of a School of Applied and
Performance Arts in the City’s Education and Arts District located in downtown London. The
School, to be developed over the next decade, will occupy up to approximately 10,200
square meters (110,000 square feet) of existing buildings in the City’s downtown core and
will accommodate approximately 1,000 students. The vision for this campus provides
capacity for the College to bring together existing, enhanced, new and expanded
programming (hospitality, design, performance, theatre, art, digital media, etc.) into one
vibrant district downtown. Located in downtown London, the synergies created by this
project and its partnership potential will have far reaching positive implications by creating
many exciting opportunities for Fanshawe College and London’s downtown. Acting as a
magnet, the School of Applied and Performance Arts will bring students, college staff and
others into the downtown to go to school, attend theatre productions, enjoy opportunities to
take Continuing Education classes in various disciplines, shop, dine, and socialize and
participate in community events.
The City showed support of the College’s plans by agreeing to invest up to $20 million for
the School comprised of two parts. Up to $10 million in the form of a Heritage Grant was
allocated to offset the College’s costs to purchase and restore core pre-1950s buildings. A
further $10 million in the form of an Economic Renewal Fund Grant was allocated to support
this initiative. These terms were met and the agreement between the parties was executed
in May 2011. Talks are currently underway with City officials to amend the agreement to
shift $10 million from the Heritage Grant to increase the Economic Renewal Fund Grant to a
total of $20 million.
With Board approval, the College acquired the former Royal Trust building, located at 137
Dundas Street in London, for the project’s initial phase. Located in the heart of downtown
London, the property is surrounded by the Covent Garden Market to the immediate south,
the John Labatt Centre to the west and the Market Tower building to the east. Market Lane,
a pedestrian walkway, is located immediately to the east providing great public visibility to
the College and potential opportunities for open-air performances.
The property is a six-storey building of approximately 50,000 gross square feet. Constructed
in the mid-seventies, the building has a large volume, two-storey first floor space ideal for
the technical and performance theatre programs. The upper floors and basement are
suitable for other academic and administrative functions including drama and movement
studios, shops as well as computer labs for courses in Digital Gaming.
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