Wesbrook Building

Location:
6174 University Blvd.
Date:
1949-51
Architect:
Sharp & Thompson, Berwick Pratt
Cost:
$1,170,703
Sources of funds:
B.C. Government
Name history:
Designed and built as Preventive Medicine Institute.
Named for Dr. Frank Fairchild Wesbrook, first UBC President (and former Dean of Medicine at the University of Minnesota), 1913-1918.
Architectural features:
V-shape plan. Reinforced concrete structure with fire-proofed steel frame in Lecture Theatre. Truss-type steel joists and girder construction over large voids. Concrete joists and slabs in wings. Exterior: architectural concrete with granite veneer at base of Main Entrance.
Sources:
Thomson, Berwick, Pratt
 & Partners (University Archives)

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