It has been several months since we last covered the construction of the University of Toronto's new $37.5 million expansion of the Jackman Law Building, set to add 66,000 square feet of new space to the Faculty of Law, including a 210-student lecture hall, seminar halls, a student lounge, faculty and staff offices, and new food services. In the months since our last update, the Hariri Pontarini Architects and B+H Architects-designed institutional building located on Queens Park Crescent has made significant progress.

Aerial view of the Jackman Law Expansion (lower left) and surroundings, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Jasonzed

At the time of our last update, the expansion's structural steel skeleton had been completed, and work had begun on the southeast facade's brise soleils—also known as sun shades—meant to cut down on excess sunlight and reduce cooling expenditures during summer months. In the time since, installation of the building's exterior envelope—consisting of dark reflective glazing, precast concrete, and stone—is now in the process of sealing off the building from the winter weather.

Exterior finishing under way on the southeast facade, image by Vik Pahwa

Large expanses of dark, reflective glazing now cover much of the expansion's north side, framing the restored neoclassical 1902 Flavelle House.

North elevation and 1902 Flavelle House, image by Vik Pahwa

The west side of the expansion, facing Philosopher's Walk, is the furthest along. Completed stonework can be seen covering the first floor's exterior, while the upper levels are clad in dark reflective glazing, accented by limestone-clad vertical fins.

West side of the Jackman Law Expansion viewed from Philosopher's Walk, image by Vik Pahwa

Just before the holidays, Jackman Law released a time lapse video revealing the progression of the project from its earliest demolition stages up to the end of 2015.

With the building structurally complete and largely clad, occupancy is targeted later this year.

You can follow along with the construction process by checking out the project's live webcam, linked here. We will continue to keep you up-to-date, but in the meantime for more information or to view renderings, visit our dataBase file linked below. Want to get involved in the discussion? Check out the associated Forum thread, or leave a comment in the space provided at the bottom of this page.