McMaster University’s David Braley Health Sciences Centre is a 192,000 square-foot LEED Gold-certified building, designed by Norr Architects and Engineers, and is the recipient of a World Architecture Award (29th Cycle).

The Centre, located in downtown Hamilton and completed in 2015, is home to the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine as well as the City of Hamilton’s Public Health Services.

The building was designed to reflect the natural landscape of Hamilton and includes physical features that represent the City’s many waterfalls, including a cascading staircase as well as a series of roof top terraces that overlook both City Hall and the escarpment to the south.

In 2017 the architecture and construction team for the Centre was honoured with a City of Hamilton Urban Design and Architecture Award for outstanding contribution to the City of Hamilton. The building was recognized for its lecture theatres with generous windows, its terraces, and the creative use of stone, wood and planting features throughout.

The conference hotel, the Sheraton Hamilton, is a 4-minute walk from the David Braley Health Sciences Centre.