Burnside Hall

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Burnside Hall, view from the gates
Burnside Hall, view from the gates
Burnside, James McGill's house
Burnside, James McGill's house

Burnside Hall is a thirteen-floor building on downtown campus of McGill University in Montreal. It is named for the building was named after the original home of James McGill, the university's founder.

[edit] Design

The second tallest building on the McGill Campus, Burnside Hall was completed in 1970. It was designed in the Brutalist style, by Marshall, Merrett and Associates.

[edit] Faculties

Burnside is home to the Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, the Department of Geography, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, the Network and Communications Services, the Walter Hitschfeld Geographic Information Centre and the Edward Rosenthall Mathematics and Statistics Libraries.

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