Doors Open London - Sep. 20 and 21

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By Communications Staff
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Once again, The University of Western Ontario will be an active participant in Doors Open London. Western will welcome the community into five of its signature buildings on September 20 and 21. For more information, please visit http://www.doorsopenlondon.ca/participating_sites/category/C8/
 
Brescia University College’s Tudor Gothic style invokes a sense of grandeur and history. Massive oak entry doors give way to a high octagonal ribbed marble rotunda.  

Gibbons Lodge is the official residence of the President of the University of Western Ontario. Miss Helen Beresford Gibbons acquired the property from the Farncomb Family in 1928, who had owned it for 60 years.

Founded by Bishop Cronyn as a theological college, Huron University College was incorporated in 1863. Its original property, known as Rough Park, occupied the block bound by Grosvenor, St. George and St. James Streets.

Walk through the imposing red doors of McIntosh Gallery and discover the second oldest university gallery in Canada with a collection of over 3,300 art objects, 1000 of which are situated around the beautiful campus.  

The Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory was established in 1965 to assist industry in determining the impact of wind on structures.  The test facilities include two main boundary layer wind tunnels.  


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