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1977

2000

Location:2389 Health Sciences Mall Date:2000 Cost:$8.6 million Sources of funds:Discovery Foundation Name History:Named after UBC clinical assistant professor of Pathology and B.C. entrepreneur Donald Rix, who contributed to the cost of the building. Notes:This 5,000-square-metre four-storey facility will house a variety of tenants and was developed by Discovery Parks Inc.…Read More

2004

Rix Centre for Ocean Discoveries

From high above, the Rix Centre looks like a giant scallop shell dropped by the seashore. That’s no accident. The building’s architecture was purpose-designed to showcase BMSC’s connection to the sea. Overlooking Bamfield Inlet, the centre combines classroom and lecture hall space on the upper level, and wet and dry…Read More

2008

Justice Institute Public Safety Simulation Building

Opened in 2008, the Dr. Donald B. Rix Public Safety Simulation Building at JIBC’s New Westminster campus houses state-of-the-art technology to deliver immersive, interactive scenario-based training exercises anytime, anywhere. JIBC worked with various government agencies and private industry to produce scenarios of catastrophic events and critical incidents used in the…Read More