
Emily Carr University unveils new campus, Granville Island left with vacancy
VANCOUVER — It’s like giant white canvass waiting for students to leave their mark.
Emily Carr University of Art and Design unveiled its pristine $122.6 million campus in Vancouver’s east side Tuesday that leaves behind a gaping hole at one of city’s top tourist destinations, Granville Island, where it had leased space since 1980.
The white, airy building features an Aboriginal gathering place and a 3D printing studio reflects the school’s priorities, which Emily Carr president Ron Burnett said includes reconciliation with Indigenous people and providing post-secondary education that considers the innovation required for the future economy.
“Emily Carr is as focused on high tech and industry development as it is on the visual arts, the fine arts, the traditional disciplines. It’s really important to state this clearly, we would not be a culture or a society without the arts,” Burnett said.