Built on the premise of integrative thinking using both horizontal and vertical connections, the new construction for the Rotman Centre's expansion is almost topped out. From their website:
"KPMB's design expresses our core mission to pursue scholarly excellence and promote the power of creativity and Integrative Thinking, says the Rotman School's Assistant Dean, Integrative Planning & Chief Operating Officer Mary-Ellen Yeomans. Their design emphasizes strategic connectivity, both inside and out. The architecture draws on the value of what surrounds it and expands that value beyond the site, well into the campus and the city of Toronto."
Here is the render for the site:
A close up of workers on the structural supports for the upcoming green roof:
A look at the site from the corner of St. George and Hoskin:
The U of T has numerous midblock connections. Here's the view from Massey College towards St. George Street:
And a closer look at the backside of the building and what appears to be the loading dock:
Along the back is a piece of cladding and glass which appears much, much, much darker than what is shown in the above render: