De Simon Fraser Unersity ligt op een berg met mooi uitzicht over der de streek rond Vancouver, beschikt over veel sportfaciliteiten.
It's been a long time since I attended classes here, but it remains an architechural marvel. Now days I hire graduates, who always seem well educated.
My husband attended SFU years ago. We took the kids to see it when we were in town. It was beautiful with the mountains.
As a new student at SFU, I'm staying on campus upon Burnaby mountain and am so enjoying it! Living literally in the forest and breathing fresh air and being in a quiet environment is what I wanted!
SFU is rated one of Canada's best (always in the top 3) comprehensive universities due to its high-quality programs, faculty members and students. Its research is world-renown. The architecture is to my liking (although admittedly not loved by all). Views of the vancouver area are terrific. The addition of UniverCity,,,the residential community adjacent to campus...adds to its attractiveness. Walking to work, study or shop is easy.
SFU was designed by Arthur Erikson and is reputed to be world renowned for its architecture. I think the best thing about SFU, apart from the learning that can be gleaned there, is the fact that it is on the top of a mountain, surrounded by trails. It is a wonderful place to get an education--much smaller than UBC and, consequently more intimate, but the "award winning architecture" is utterly depressing.
Just take an afternoon off and go up the mountain and soak in the SFU atmosphere!
Some of the best views of the Vancouver area can be had from the viewpoint at SFU.The campus sits atop Burnaby Mountain in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby.From the parking lot you can see all the way to the southern Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island itself on a clear day The viewpoint is easily accessible by car or bus.I don't know anything else about SFU itself..but Burnaby mountain has some great bike trails.
É uma das melhores universidades do Canadá e possui 3 campus. O principal deles é o de Burnaby que fica localizado no alto de uma região montanhosa e rodeado por belas montanhas cobertas de neve. Possui uma ótima infrastrutura para quem mora e estuda nas suas dependências, contando com supermecados, restaurantes e lanchonetes. Além de banco, serviço postal, cabelereiro.Diversas linhas de ônibus chegam e deixam o centro universitário, possibilitando uma locomoção rápida, pontual e relativamente barata para as cidades mais próximas como Vancouver (Centro).Mesmo que apenas para visitar, é um ótimo ponto turístico, com muito verde e uma arquitetura retangular interessante, além da vista para as montanhas que encantam. Muitas famílias vão passear com seus filhos nos finais de semana.O melhor é planejar para ir de transporte público, pois o estacionamento é bastante caro.
I dislike all of Erickson's designs and can't for the life of me figure out why he was so popular. I think he must have been raised in Treblinka by parents who were afraid of a nuclear holocaust. Wherever he's left his footprint you feel like there should be a fifty mile exclusion zone around the edifices. What an ugly scar on a beautiful mountain, what an ugly scar on the potentially beautiful centre of Downtown Vancouver, did he ever think of open spaces and harmony with the setting? Thank goodness our natural beauty overpowers these creations from the dark side.