At University of Toronto at Mississagua, replacing a “Dungeon” library with beacon

The new library at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, a suburban campus of the Canadian flagship university, clad in an unusual wood veneer, is a warm and inviting place, unlike its predecessor. Mississauga’s old library was so awful that the head librarian, Mary Ann Mavrinac, actually considered turning down the job. It was designed by Andrew Frontini of Shore, Tilbe, Irwin & Partners.