CIGI Campus
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The CIGI Campus, located in Waterloo, Ontario
, is a hub of academic study and policy-based research in global governance and international affairs. Currently, the campus contains its namesake Centre for International Governance Innovation
(CIGI), a global think tank housed in the former Seagram Museum
, and the Balsillie School of International Affairs
(BSIA), located in the adjacent CIGI Campus building. A proposed international law school, also to be located in the campus complex, is under development.
Toronto-based Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects was selected to design the CIGI Campus building in a classic Oxbridge style, complete with an inner courtyard and bell tower. Construction began in 2009 and substantially concluded in late 2011.
. The art piece highlights significant moments of progress in international governance, with copper markers located on an unseen world map.
The building also incorporates environmentally friendly green roofs, operable windows, energy-efficient in-slab cooling and heating systems, and an underground cistern to collect grey water for landscape irrigation. The building was constructed using a BubbleDeck system that reduces structural concrete usage, and as a whole, achieves a 50-percent energy reduction beyond the requirements of the National Building Code.
In addition to facilities for the BSIA and proposed international law program, the campus also houses the CIGI Auditorium, a 250-seat theatre-style space for public lectures and events.
, Wilfrid Laurier University
and CIGI, was the first occupant of the campus in fall 2011. The school comprises roughly 60 percent of the campus building, with the other occupants currently under development, including a proposed international law program.
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
, is a hub of academic study and policy-based research in global governance and international affairs. Currently, the campus contains its namesake Centre for International Governance Innovation
Centre for International Governance Innovation
The Centre for International Governance Innovation is an independent, non-partisan think tank on global governance. Led by experienced practitioners and academics, CIGI supports research, forms networks, advances policy debate and generates ideas for multilateral governance improvements...
(CIGI), a global think tank housed in the former Seagram Museum
Seagram Museum
The Seagram Museum in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada was the city's final operational remnant of the world-renowned distillery founded by Waterloo entrepreneur Joseph E. Seagram in the mid-19th century.The museum operated from May 1984 to March 1997...
, and the Balsillie School of International Affairs
Balsillie School of International Affairs
The Balsillie School of International Affairs is a centre for advanced research and teaching on global governance and international public policy, located in Waterloo, Ontario. The school is a collaborative partnership among Wilfrid Laurier University , the University of Waterloo and the Centre...
(BSIA), located in the adjacent CIGI Campus building. A proposed international law school, also to be located in the campus complex, is under development.
History
In 2009, CIGI announced plans to house the BSIA within a “CIGI Campus” that would be built alongside its headquarters in Waterloo. The resulting $68 million complex received federal and provincial funding totalling $50 million through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program and Ontario's 2009 Budget. The City of Waterloo donated the land for the campus through a 99-year lease.Toronto-based Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects was selected to design the CIGI Campus building in a classic Oxbridge style, complete with an inner courtyard and bell tower. Construction began in 2009 and substantially concluded in late 2011.
Features
Within the CIGI Campus courtyard is a public art installation crafted by Richard FleischnerRichard Fleischner
Richard Fleischner is a Providence, RI based environmental artist. Born in New York in 1944, he received a BFA and MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and began working in the 1960s.-Installations:-Awards:*Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts...
. The art piece highlights significant moments of progress in international governance, with copper markers located on an unseen world map.
The building also incorporates environmentally friendly green roofs, operable windows, energy-efficient in-slab cooling and heating systems, and an underground cistern to collect grey water for landscape irrigation. The building was constructed using a BubbleDeck system that reduces structural concrete usage, and as a whole, achieves a 50-percent energy reduction beyond the requirements of the National Building Code.
In addition to facilities for the BSIA and proposed international law program, the campus also houses the CIGI Auditorium, a 250-seat theatre-style space for public lectures and events.
Occupants
The CIGI Campus is home to academic and research programs that are partnerships between CIGI and other institutions. The BSIA, established in 2007 in a three-way partnership among the University of WaterlooUniversity of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff...
, Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University is a university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It also has campuses in Brantford, Ontario, Kitchener, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario and a future proposed campus in Milton, Ontario. It is named in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada....
and CIGI, was the first occupant of the campus in fall 2011. The school comprises roughly 60 percent of the campus building, with the other occupants currently under development, including a proposed international law program.