Laurentian architecture school expansion behind schedule
Incoming students will learn off-site until Elm Street building is complete
The new building under construction at Laurentian University's School of Architecture is behind schedule and won't be ready for incoming students this fall.
Terrance Galvin, founding director of the downtown Sudbury school, said wet soil at the site on Elm Street had to be drained of water before construction supports could be driven into the rock.
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The process, called "de-watering," wasn't unexpected — but it has taken longer than anticipated, Galvin said.
In the meantime, Galvin said the school is already using a room in a St. Andrew's church as a classroom, and is looking to make use of other space downtown to accommodate approximately 70 incoming students this fall.
"We're hoping just to confirm additional space in a downtown partner and including St. Andrew's. We have a plan that is unfolding as we speak," he said.
From a report by Kate Rutherford