In July 2010, UBC received an $86.4 million investment from the provincial government to begin construction of their new Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Building (total project cost $133.3 million). The building is a quarter-million square feet, six floor, state-of-the-art learning and research facility. The design was inspired by tree roots excavated from the building site. The facility is being built to LEED gold certification.
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