Strasman worked with Western University to undertak e this $17M renovation of the historically significant Stevenson Lawson Building (SLB) to cr eate a modern, exciting, and engaging space for students and faculty.
SLB was the culmination of a series of renovations of the original Lawson Library Building (1933) and the Stevenson Building (1954), both built in the Collegiate Gothic style with a Modernist link between the two, built in 1972. The facility required significant reorganization and changes to the exterior to improve the functionality and usability of the building for students and faculty alike.
The completed LEED registered facility houses the academic departments of Philosophy, Classical Studies, Women’s Studies and Feminist Research and History, as w ell as spaces and offices for the University Secretariat, VP offices, and the Campus Police and Presidential Suites.
