Perimeter Institute is a facility like no other. Designed from the bottom up to facilitate basic research and discovery, the building boasts over 120,000 square feet of blackboard-lined offices, casual interaction spaces, formal conference and seminar rooms, and the Black Hole Bistro. With Collaborative opportunities around every corner, Perimeter Institute's home is an important contributor to the culture within.
Perimeter's facility has seen significant growth in its history. The first custom-built facility was opened in 2004 as a deliberate marriage of form and function, later winning the national Governor General's Medal for Architecture. Perimeter outgrew its original facility, and by 2011 opened the doors of the Stephen Hawking Centre at Perimeter Institute, to accommodate its expanding research, training and outreach activities. This expansion has doubled the size of the institute, making room for up to 250 researchers and students operating as a single community.
The building includes:
State-of-the-art IT infrastructure supports visualization, analysis of complex calculations, and remotre collaboration.
The Perimeter Scholars International (PSI) program is centrally located on the second floor of the new Stephen Hawking Centre at Perimeter Institute. PSI facilities include a custom-designed lecture hall - known as the Time Room - as well as a work room with space for over 50 students. PSI students have complete access to the entire Perimeter Institute facility, and all of the blackboards and chalk within.
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