Burnside Hall

Burnside Hall is a thirteen-story university building with a façade of precast concrete slabs and fixed glazed windows at 805 Sherbrooke Street West. The structure houses multiple academic departments and serves as a teaching and research facility within McGill's campus.

The building was completed in 1970 by the architectural firm Marshall, Merrett, and Associates and named after Burnside Place, the former estate of James McGill. The name links the modern structure to the university's founding history.

The building houses multiple academic departments including Mathematics, Statistics, Geography, and Atmospheric Sciences, creating a hub for scientific research and learning. Students and researchers shape the space daily through their work and contribute to the university's intellectual community.

The building offers a twenty-four-hour study space in the basement equipped with computer labs, work tables, and a café for group projects. Visitors should know this area is designed primarily for enrolled students, and access may have restrictions depending on your affiliation with the university.

The rooftop houses meteorological instruments used for weather research, including a radar wind profiler and a laser ceilometer. These scientific tools allow researchers to observe local weather patterns and atmospheric layers directly from the building.

GPS coordinates: 45.50470,-73.57490

Latest update: December 6, 2025 17:44