Collaborative Ventures

Partnerships

Partnering with leading researchers, institutions, and Canadian stakeholders to extend Building 21's unique research reach.

The Future of Cities (2022 - Current)
Reimagining cities that maintain the good. Led by BLUE alumnus and staff Nakiya Noorbhai.
Radical Futures (2019 - 2023)
A desire to re-invent how we interact with the future. Multi-part project spanning 4 cohorts. Led by researcher Damien Arteca.
EDUHACK Nigeria (2022)
An Educational Hackathon to support transformational ideas in education

In the News

Read about Building 21's features in the news.

Ôde à la créativité en milieu académique
Le Délit, 2024
Research by Darius Valevicius, a Building 21 alumnus, covered by the Guardian
The Guardian, 2023
Repenser le monde avec Building 21 et Ollivier Dyens
Mon Carnet, 2023
We need boldness and daring in our education system
University Affairs, 2023
Building 21: Make zines, not research papers
Culture Days, 2020
Building 21: An innovative space for academic play
McGill University News and Events, 2019
Introducing Building 21, a building with no structure
The Tribune, 2017
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