{"id":250,"date":"2013-05-15T11:07:21","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T17:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/facilities\/?p=250"},"modified":"2026-01-21T14:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:20:47","slug":"downtown-dr-foster-james-penny-building-opens-may-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/facilities\/2013\/05\/15\/downtown-dr-foster-james-penny-building-opens-may-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown Dr. Foster James Penny Building opens May 16!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The department of Facilities’ Project Management Office<\/a> has been hard at work updating and renovating the downtown\u00a0Dr. Foster James Penny Building.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

University of Lethbridge officials will officially open building in downtown Lethbridge on Thursday, May 16 beginning at 11 a.m.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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An artist’s conception of the lobby area inside the Penny Building.<\/em><\/p>\n

The building, formerly a furniture store, is located in downtown Lethbridge at 324 5th St. S. <\/span>
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It was gifted to the U of L by long-time Lethbridge residents and restaurant entrepreneurs Jim and Hazel Penny. The building is named in honour of their late son Foster, a noted medical doctor and educator who passed away at age 44 in 1992.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to providing a gallery space for Fine Arts<\/a> students, the 2,862 gross sq. m. (approximately 30,000 sq.ft.) building also provides an ideal space for community events, with two large meeting rooms which are equipped with audio-visual equipment and flexible seating. <\/span>
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The Penny Building is also home to the U of L\u2019s alumni relations office<\/a>, the annual giving program offices and a U of L gift store.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The building has undergone extensive interior renovations, and in addition to the enhancements to the main floor spaces, now features an elevator, renovated and accessible washrooms, upgraded mechanical systems and a fresh and contemporary interior d\u00e9cor. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more about the project here<\/a>.
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