Winter scenes of Campus

W. P. Thompson Building, with mosaics shown.

W. P. Thompson Building, with mosaics shown.

W. P. Thompson Building, with mosaics shown.

W. P. Thompson Building, with mosaics shown.

W. P. Thompson Building, with mosaics shown.

W. P. Thompson Building, with mosaics shown.

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.

Looking southwest at the Biology Building; students walk along pathways.

Looking north at the Biology Building; students sit on grass.

View looking north of the main entrance of the Biology Building; flowers and trees in foreground.

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.

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.

Looking south at newly completed Biology Building.

Looking south at Biology Building; students walk along snowy pathways in foreground.