50 Years of Heritage at Trent
Two of the many things that Trent boasts of as part of its immersive student experience are its natural landscape and breathtaking architectural beauty. When T. H. B. Symons, Trent’s …
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Trent University: Architecture of scholarship and community
If you have set foot on the Trent University Peterborough campus, odds are that you have noticed its singular aesthetic. Whether you love it or hate it, or just can’t …
Trent University and the collegiate legacy (part one)
Most readers of Arthur will know that Trent University marks its 50th anniversary this year. However, it may surprise some that our relatively young university has roots that reach back …
Ron Thom and the Allied Arts: Trent’s Master Planning Architect
Trent University, considered by most as one of Ron Thom’s ultimate masterpieces, currently features the “Ron Thom and the Allied Arts: Trent University’s Master Planning Architect” exhibition. It is part …
Allied Arts: A Ron Thom Photo Essay
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Editorial: Student centre must have Trent’s architectural spirit
All the talk of Ron Thom’s architecture in this week’s Arthur and around campus has got me thinking of the next architectural project to take place at Trent: the student …
Editorial: Ron Thom’s buildings at Trent are monuments to the possible
Two years ago, during one of my third-year Public History classes, professor Tom Symons, Trent University’s founding president, visited and shared a few stories about early days of this school. …
Madmen on the Otonabee
Photo by Alice Froude If I told you that the furniture that rests inside Trent’s walls was of significant value, would you believe me? If I told you that many …