The Nicol Building wins Architizer A+Award

The Nicol Building, home of Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business, has won the top prize in the Architizer A+Awards for the category of Institutional: Higher Education and Research Facilities.

View of Nicol Building exterior and main entrance with badge overrlay that says, "Architizer A+Award Winner 2022"

Designed by lead architect Siamak Hariri of Hariri Pontarini Architects, the Nicol Building reflects the school’s values of imagination, compassion and purpose, and embodies Sprott’s calling to be an innovative, creative, sustainably and socially responsible school.

“Our intention was to create a building that had enough presence to make it stand out in the landscape of business schools, but to balance it with a sense of intimacy – a place where students feel supported and embraced by their community.”
Siamak Hairiri, Hariri Pontarini Architects

Nicol Building atrium on ground floor. People sitting at tables and interacting. Large media screen next to a large winding staircarse leading up to third level. Sunlight from skylight shining down on open atrium below.

View from he fourth level looking down into open atrium on the ground level. Large media screen in atrium visible. Students working along the counters that wind around the floors and staircases.