Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research
Tucked into the University of Toronto campus, this striking research building offers a glass and steel facade that rewards architectural photographers looking for geometric detail and layered reflections. The exterior grid of blue-tinted glass panels works well with a telephoto lens to compress the patterns and create abstract compositions, while a wide angle from street level lets you capture the full vertical presence against the sky. Inside, the ground floor atrium houses a lush tropical garden that feels completely unexpected in an academic building, giving you a strong contrast between organic plant life and hard industrial architecture. Overcast days are ideal outdoors to reduce harsh glare on the glass, while the interior garden shoots well any time since the diffused natural light through the atrium ceiling is soft and even. Enter from College Street and head straight to the atrium before the building gets busy mid-morning. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
