The Nicol Building
Home of the Sprott School of Business!
Located in the heart of Carleton’s campus, we proudly opened the doors to our new home in September 2021. The award-winning Nicol Building serves as the front door to the university and a place where students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community can engage, share ideas and find creative solutions to the challenges facing business and society. Designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects, the spaces and flow of the 115,000-square-foot facility delivers an inspiring and collaborative learning environment in which business students can pursue their dreams.
Key Features of the Nicol Building
- Enhanced learning, networking and collaborative spaces;
- Flexible classrooms and innovative learning environments;
- Enhanced meeting and event spaces;
- Additional space for experiential initiatives such as the Sprott Student Investment Fund and Sprott Student Consulting Group;
- New Innovation Hub, a cross-faculty centre for student entrepreneurship;
- Sustainable design from core to skin – the project is slated to achieve 4.5 Green Globes.
The Nicol Building honours the vision of the Nicol family, and in particular, the late Wes Nicol, to build a better future for Ottawa. A proud Carleton alumnus, Wes believed in Carleton University and the Sprott School of Business. The Nicol family led the way for a new building for the Sprott School with their generous gift of $10 million.
“I am in the business of building homes. Homes enable co-operation and confidence, which in turn inspire bold ideas and brilliant thinking.”
Wes Nicol (BA/54)
News
Celebrating the Nicol Building
https://vimeo.com/762355193 On September 21, 2022, the Carleton University community gathered to celebrate the opening of the Nicol Building – home…
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…
Carleton’s Nicol Building featured in Ottawa Business Journal
Carleton’s $65-million business school steps onto world stage By: David SaliPublished on September 9, 2021 in Ottawa Business Journal, obj.ca…
Carleton’s Nicol Building featured in the Globe and Mail
Carleton’s new business school embodies intimacy and belonging Wallace ImmenSpecial to the Globe and MailPublished September 7, 2021 The Nicol…
Sustainable from Core to Skin: A closer look at the Nicol Building’s green design
Carleton University recently launched its new sustainability plan, while the Sprott School of Business introduced its strategic plan – both emphasizing their commitment…
A Building that Builds Community
Siamak Hariri, lead architect of the Nicol Building, discusses the future home of the Sprott School of Business As the…