The University of Calgary announced the official opening of Mathison Hall at the Haskayne School of Business. The four-storey 10,000-square-metre Mathison Hall, attached to the school’s existing Scurfield Hall building, aims to achieve LEED platinum certification.

The building features 12 technology-enhanced classrooms as well as new spaces for study, group work, gathering, student advising, food services and events.

“At the University of Calgary, we say we’re a place to Start Something,” says University of Calgary president Ed McCauley. “With the official opening of Mathison Hall, we are going to help start hundreds and thousands of careers – ones that will make  Canada’s most enterprising city even more so, propelled by the entrepreneurial thinking that runs through the university’s DNA. Through Mathison Hall, we are further committing to creating a place where business students will learn and thrive, and in turn, help Calgary’s economy continue to grow.”

The $90 million capital project was first announced in 2018 and was made possible by the generous gift of $20 million from Ronald P. Mathison, Calgary business leader, philanthropist, chairman of MATCO Group and building namesake. Since then, over 200 donors in the business community have contributed to the building, with Haskayne to date securing more than $33.7 million towards its $40 million philanthropic goal.

Through its purposeful, student-centric and sustainable design, Mathison Hall will transform business education in Calgary by providing students with the resources and environment necessary to successfully pursue their academic goals, gain valuable educational experiences and build a treasured social and professional network.

The vision behind the project was led by architects, Gibbs Gage and Diamond Schmidt. The project was completed by EllisDon on time and on budget, despite global supply chain shortages, a pandemic and inflationary pressures.