The History of McGill University's Buildings

Description

The McIntyre Medical Sciences Building was constructed in 1965 by the firm of Marshall and Merrett. It is situated just north of the Stewart Biological Sciences Building in McIntyre Park, once the site of Duncan McIntyre's Square Mile mansion, Craguie. This circular, concrete, sixteen-storey tower has two entrances, one on Drummond Street which leads to the ground floor, and another on Pine Avenue which opens onto the sixth floor. The two main lecture theatres are positioned near the sixth floor entrance to reduce traffic in between classes. The fourteenth to sixteenth floors serve the animal research facility, the seventh to thirteenth floors contain research labs and offices, and the lower floors are dedicated to classrooms, offices, the library, a cafeteria, and public areas.