C. K. Choi Building

C.K. Choi Building
C. K. Choi Building, street facade, c.2010
C. K. Choi Building is located in Canada
C. K. Choi Building
UBC Campus, Vancouver, BC, Canada
General information
TypeUniversity Office Building
Address1855 West Mall, UBC, Vancouver
CountryCanada
Coordinates49°16′02″N 123°15′30″W / 49.267132°N 123.258405°W / 49.267132; -123.258405
Current tenantsInstitute of Asian Research
Completed1996
OwnerUniversity of British Columbia
Technical details
Floor count3 storeys
Floor area34,400 sq.ft.
Design and construction
Architecture firmMatsuzaki Wright Architects
Website
www.iar.ubc.ca

The C. K. Choi Building is an educational building on the campus of the University of British Columbia (UBC) known for its sustainable design features.[1][2][3] Named for businessman and philanthropist Dr. Cheung-Kok Choi,[4][5] the building houses UBC's Institute of Asian Research. The architecture of the building implements Asian motifs.[6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ "UBC press release 1996-10-06". Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Cascadia Building Council" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  3. ^ Cole and Steiger, p.7
  4. ^ IAR In Memoriam Archived 14 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Community Leaders". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  6. ^ "UBC Sustainability". Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Eva Matsuzaki". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  8. ^ IAR History Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ CascadiaBC Archived 6 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine