Frederic Wood Theatre
- Location:
- 6354 Crescent Road
- Date:
- 1963
- Architect:
- Thompson, Berwick & Pratt
- Architectural features:
-
The building exterior is textured concrete with relief to the concrete walls
coming from the landscape and the glazed entrance. Its ornamental grid
of wood covers large glass panels.
- Name History:
-
This building is named after Frederic Wood, founder of the UBC Players' Club, as a
tribute to his major contribution to the development of theatre in B.C.
- Construction Type:
- Concrete
- Notes:
-
The building won a Massey Medal for architecture.
- Sources:
- Fine Arts Pamphlet Files; UBC Buildings (Campus Planning)
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