The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), located in Waterloo, Ontario, is seeking to identify, pre-qualify and select a short list of interested General Contractors for the construction of academic buildings associated with The Balsillie Centre of Excellence and the Balsillie School of International Affairs. These internationally acclaimed institutions will share a high profile campus setting in Uptown Waterloo.

Potential bidders must submit pre-qualification packages...

With a nod to the city's industrial past, and an eye to a green future, designers unveiled plans for an uptown school that aims to attract sharp minds from around the world.

To be built on land where whisky barrels used to roll, the Balsillie School of International Affairs will transform the empty Seagram's distillery site into a walkable, tree-lined campus with understated brick buildings, living roofs, a public auditorium and central courtyard.

"This is an institution that will go head...

The Balsillie School of International Affairs continues to move forward with the selection of Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB) of Toronto as the firm to design its new home. The project will be directed by Bruce Kuwabara, design partner, and Shirley Blumberg, partner-in-charge.  Internationally recognized for its design excellence, KPMB is the recipient of 10 Governor
General’s Awards, Canada’s highest architectural honor. The firm has developed a broad portfolio...

Backgrounder

The Balsillie School of International Affairs is an independent academic institution devoted to the study of international affairs and global governance. It was founded in 2007 by Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM (Research In Motion), and is a collaborative partnership between The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), The City of Waterloo, the University of Waterloo (UW) and Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU).

Through its doctoral and masters degree programs, the...