construction
SFU’s convo-mall construction timeline is cutting things too close
March 16, 2019Written by: Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor If you’re a deep-cut Legend of Zelda fan, you might remember one of the game series’ 2001 instalments, Oracle of Ages. In this game, the wicked sorceress Veran advises (and later possesses) Queen Ambi, hijacking her big construction project. Though Ambi was building her tower so she’d have a tall enough vantage point to find her lost love, Veran used the construction project to bring misery to the queen’s country. Her goal was not to finish the tower, but to force the builders to work on it forever, making it a permanent source of…
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Construction in the AQ and Convocation Mall to be completed in Fall 2020
March 8, 2019SFU Burnaby is undergoing a Plaza Renewal Project. The Peak sat down for an interview with the project manager, James Bremner, to find out more about the ongoing construction. Bremner explained that there are two phases of the project, both…
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SFU needs to address how construction noise makes campus dysfunctional
February 17, 2019Written by: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor Three of my five classes are on the Burnaby campus. Twice last week, we were forced to move because of construction noises. When I say “forced to move,” I mean that my discussion-based seminars…
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What grinds our gears: The difficult and confusing stairs and pathways of Burnaby campus during construction
February 17, 2019Written by: Jennifer Low, Peak Associate Getting to places around Burnaby campus has been the bane of SFU student existence since even before the construction began. After nearly getting trampled at the Production Skytrain station due to that tradition of…
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What If: The upcoming student union building suddenly disappeared
October 15, 2018Written by: Gene Cole If anything plagues students’ eyes as they venture to Burnaby campus each week, it’s the endless amount of construction. It’s become so normal that we don’t think about it as we walk. We just accept that…
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WHAT GRINDS OUR GEARS: Construction everywhere, all the time
June 1, 2018Written by Courtney Miller, Peak Associate As a concept, construction is great. It provides jobs, improves infrastructure, and generally leads to improved quality of life. However, when I have to recalculate my route to class to avoid not one, not…
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AQ renewal project to fix leaky roofs on campus
February 26, 2018A three-year Academic Quadrangle (AQ) plaza renewal project at SFU Burnaby will be fixing the leaky roofs and decreasing the amount of concrete on the campus. The project is split into two phases: phase one has already begun on the…
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