OCAD University is Canada's largest and oldest institution for art and design. It is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on McCaul Street beside the Art Gallery of Ontario. OCAD U offers courses through the Faculties of Art, Design, Liberal Studies, and alternative programs.
History
Curriculum
In 1969-70, Roy Ascott radically challenged the pedagogy and curriculum structure of the College.
In 2008, OCAD president Sara Diamond changed the pedagogy after the institution became a university. She emphasized academics over studio time and required full time instructors to hold an advanced degree. There was some controversy as two faculty resigned over the changes.
Sharp Centre for Design
In 2004 work was completed on a new expansion. The "Sharp Centre for Design", designed by architect Will Alsop, of Alsop Architects, in a joint venture with Toronto-based Robbie/Young + Wright Architects Inc. It consists of a box four storeys off the ground supported by a series of multi-coloured pillars at different angles and is often described as a tabletop. The $42.5 million expansion and redevelopment has received numerous awards, including the first-ever Royal Institute of British Architects Worldwide Award, the award of excellence in the "Building in Context" category at the Toronto Architecture and Urban Design Awards, and was deemed the most outstanding technical project overall in the 2005 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards.
Aerial view of Grange Park, with OCADU visible to the right, and the Art Gallery of Ontario in the background.
Looking north at McCaul at OCAD
OCAD U has had a number of names over time.
Ontario School of Art, 1876–86
Toronto Art School, 1886–90
Central Ontario School of Art and Industrial Design, 1890–1912
Ontario College of Art (OCA), 1912–96
Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD), 1996–2010
Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U), 2010–present
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