Editing Robarts Library (section)

=== <span class="anchor" id="Robarts Common"></span>Robarts Common ===

The next phase of the renewal was the addition of a five-storey pavilion which would become a new face of Robarts, opening up the west side of the building to the street, bringing a flood of natural light to the lower floors and making the overall environment more inviting, accessible and productive for students.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Robarts Expansion to Begin This Spring |first=Sharon |last=Aschaiek |date=Winter 2016 |journal=University of Toronto Magazine |url=http://magazine.utoronto.ca/life-on-campus/robarts-expansion-to-begin-this-spring-sharon-aschaiek/ |access-date=2016-01-15}}</ref> The new pavilion opened as '''Robarts Common''' in September 2022, adding 1,200 new work and study spaces to Robarts, and bringing the library's total number of study spaces to over 6,000.<ref>{{Cite press release |url=https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-celebrates-official-opening-robarts-common |title=U of T celebrates official opening of Robarts Common |date=2022-09-13 |access-date=2023-11-06 |publisher=University of Toronto}}</ref> The renovations were designed by Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated.