School of Information Technology and Engineering by IKOY Architects

School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE)'s mandate, beyond providing for the University of Ottowa's growing spatial requirements, was to create a signature building that would act as an icon to the University and the School of Information Technology and Engineering.

It would promote and market the University as a cutting-edge, progressive institution committed to providing students with the best education and facilities available anywhere in Canada.

A significant challenge outside of the building program was the manner in which the new building would address the high-traffic Nicholas Transitway to the south, the Sandy Hill community to the north and the campus to the west.