An impressive tower built largely out of wood is rising in Toronto, but this project technically started construction years earlier, before a tower was even proposed for this site near St. George subway station. The University of Toronto's new Academic Wood Tower is rising at an impressive pace, though it had a bit of a head start. First revealed in 2018, the tower's design by Patkau Architects and MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects (MJMA) plays off the geometry of the existing Goldring Centre — which featured the same design team. Currently, the tallest mass timber building in Canada is the Brock Commons Tallwood House, an 18-storey student residence building at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Upon completion, the wood tower will serve the Rotman School of Management, the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy in the Faculty of Arts and Science, and the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education with new spaces.