Winter view of biology building
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Winter scenes of Campus
Winter view of biology building
Part of Educational Media Access and Production (EMAP) fonds
Winter scenes of Campus
Seasons of Celebration card featuring the Biology Building
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W. P. Thompson Building, with mosaics shown.
School of Environment and Sustainability - Community Garden - Demolition
Garden plot behind the Biology Building, also known as the School of Environment and Sustainability community garden, being demolished. Image looking south towards the back of the Biology Building. Tunnel connecting the Agriculture Building to the Biology Building visible.
Historical note: This garden plot was also used to be used to grow research plants for the Biology department. The garden was removed for construction on a new building.
Memorial Gates - Dedication Ceremony
Elevated view of University and civic officials standing at dedication service of Memorial Gates at centre; attendees standing in foreground. Union Jack draped over the Memorial Tablet. University buildings from l to r: Biology Building, Qu'Appelle Hall, Little Stone School House, and Emmanuel College. St. Andrew's College visible directly behind gates.
Geology Building - Construction
Foundation being laid for the Geology Building. Excavation equipment in foreground, with crane in background. Buildings in background from l to r: Arts Tower, Chemistry (Thorvaldson) Building and Physics Building at far right.
Bio/Historical Note: The construction of the Geology Building marked a return to the early style of campus architecture. The Department of Geology had been formed in 1927 and for the next six decades was based in the east wing of the Engineering Building. A growing faculty and student population had forced the department to cobble together makeshift accommodation in trailers and remote campus buildings. Designed by the architectural firm Black, McMillan and Larson of Regina, the building was given a neo-Collegiate Gothic exterior to blend harmoniously with the other buildings in the central campus. The two-and-a-half-storey building was erected just south or the Bowl side of the W.P. Thompson Biology Building, providing 8,543 square metres for office, laboratory, library, classroom, and storage space for rock and fossil samples. The exterior was clad with greystone and dressed with tyndal limestone. The dominant feature of the interior was a two-story atrium that featured the mosaics for the former exterior walls of the Thompson Building, a life-size skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex and geological and biological displays. The $18.5 million Geology Building was completed in 1988 and fused the space between Physics and Biology and linked, through a walkway, with Chemistry, creating an integrated science complex on campus.
Biology/Geology Building - Architect's Concept
Architect's conceptual sketch of the Biology/Geology Building.
Bio/Historical Note: Designed by the architectural firm Black, McMillan and Larson of Regina, the Geology Building was given a neo-Collegiate Gothic exterior to blend harmoniously with the other buildings in the central campus. The two-and-a-half-storey building was erected just south or the bowl side of the W.P. Thompson Biology Building providing 8,543 square metres for office, laboratory, library, classroom, and storage space for rock and fossil samples. The exterior was clad with greystone and dressed with tyndal limestone. The dominant feature of the interior was a two story atrium that featured the mosaics for the former exterior walls of the Thompson Building, a life-size skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex and geological and biological displays. The $18.5 million Geology Building was completed in 1986 and fused the space between Physics and Biology and linked through a walkway with Chemistry, creating an integrated science complex on campus.
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Biology Building west side of north extension with trees in foreground; Summer.
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Walkway to Biology (W.P. Thompson) Building north entrance; Summer.
Biology Building - Official Opening
Presentation of key by Felix J. Slominski, civil engineering graduate, to Herb Pinder, member, Board of Governors, during the official opening.
Bio/Historical Note: Felix John (Sol) Slominski was born in 1898. He graduated in civil engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and had a long and distinguished career in the construction industry. Slominski was a life member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan, the Saskatoon Construction Association and a 25 year member of the Saskatoon Kiwaris Club and the Knights of Columbus. Felix Slominski died accidentally 6 June 1987.
Biology Building - Official Opening
Presentation of scissors by Gordon Arnott, building architect, to Herb Pinder, member, Board of Governors, during the official opening.
Biology Building - Official Opening
Presentation of a key by Herb Pinder, member, Board of Governors, to J.W.T. Spinks, University President, during the official opening.
Biology Building - Official Opening
J.W.T. Spinks, University President, shaking hands with Dr. Donald S. Rawson, head, Department of Biology, after handing him a key during the official opening.
Biology Building - Official Opening
Elevated view of students dressed in Roman togas and outfits interrupting the ceremonies as dignitaries are seated behind and laughing.
Biology Building - Official Opening
Allan E. Blakeney, Saskatchewan Minister of Education, speaks during official opening.
Biology Building - Official Opening
Elevated view of the crowd in the lecture theatre.