Innovation Centre Red River College Exchange District Campus, Winnipeg Building Images
Innovation Centre at Red River College
Repurposed downtown heritage building in Manitoba, Canada – design by Diamond Schmitt Architects
21 Jul 2018
Innovation Centre at Red River College Exchange District Campus in Winnipeg
Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects with Number TEN Architectural Group
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Innovation Centre at Red River College Exchange District Campus in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG ? Construction has commenced on a $95-million Innovation Centre at the Red River College Exchange District campus in Winnipeg. This transformative project positions architectural innovation to inspire and support a culture of advanced learning and knowledge transfer.
The 100,000-sqft development designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects in joint venture with Number TEN Architectural Group incorporates a repurposed downtown heritage building and new construction to create a dynamic crossroads with state-of-the-art facilities for applied research, entrepreneurship and commercialization.
?The Innovation Centre is deeply informed by its context with connection to the street and a layering of space and natural light through an orchestrated sequence of spaces large and small,? said Michael Leckman, Principal, Diamond Schmitt Architects.

A hallmark of the Innovation Centre will be the collaboration with industry and the emerging startup sector of Winnipeg?s Innovation Alley. The ...