Trinity College Lawson Centre for Sustainability / Mecanoo + RDHA
· ArchDailyUniversity, Dorms, Sustainability•Toronto, Canada
- Architects: Mecanoo, RDHA
- Area: 14450 m²
- Year: 2026
- Photographs:Doublespace Photography
- structural Engineer: Blackwell Structural Engineers
- MEP & HVAC Consultant: Smith + Andersen
- Sustainability: Footprint Consulting
- Acoustics: Aercoustics Engineering Ltd
- Local Landscape: NAK Design Strategies
- Civil engineering: Valdor Engineering Inc.
- Elevator Consultant: Solucore
- Construction Manager: Graham Construction
- Category: University, Dorms, Sustainability
- Client: Trinity College in the University of Toronto
- Programme: LEED Platinum and CaGBC Zero Carbon- Design certified 14,450 m2 student residence and academic building; a hybrid mass timber facility including academic offices, seminar rooms, 357 bed dormitory with studios, single and double dorm including barrier-free typologies, a full-service cafeteria, student lounges, study spaces, teaching kitchen, food services kitchen, event pavilion and rooftop farm.
- Building Envelope: RDH Building Science
- Food Services: Food Forward
- Signage & Wayfinding: Entro
- Code Consultants: LRI
- Fire Consultants: CHM
- Specifications: Brian Ballantyne Specifications
- Custom Table Fabricator: Brothers Dressler
- Security: Smith + Andersen
- Fire Safety: Smith + Andersen
- City: Toronto
- Country: Canada
Text description provided by the architects. The Lawson Centre for Sustainability is Trinity College's most ambitious capital project in over six decades and one of Canada's most advanced sustainability-driven academic and residential buildings. Designed by Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo, working in collaboration with Toronto architecture firm RDHA, the Lawson Centre revitalizes Trinity's beautiful campus, enhances the collegiate experience for students and embodies the College's commitment to sustainability.