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===Exchange District Campus===
====Roblin Centre====
[[File:Winnipegs Red River College Roblin Campus atrium.jpg|thumb|Red River College's Roblin Centre atrium]]
Located at 160 Princess Street in Winnipeg's [[Exchange District]], the Roblin Centre (formerly known as the Princess Street Campus)<ref name=RedBlogPrincess>{{cite web|title=Princess Street Facility Becomes "The Roblin Centre"|url=http://blogs.rrc.ca/redblog/2011/03/princess-street-facility-becomes-the-roblin-centre/|publisher=Red River College's REDBlog|access-date=12 September 2012|date=3 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122223910/http://blogs.rrc.ca/redblog/2011/03/princess-street-facility-becomes-the-roblin-centre/|archive-date=22 November 2012}}</ref> is home to approximately 200 staff and 2,000 students.<ref name=RRCRoblin>{{cite web|title=The Roblin Centre|url=http://www.rrc.mb.ca/index.php?pid=2804|publisher=Red River College|access-date=12 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102044607/http://rrc.mb.ca/index.php?pid=2804|archive-date=2 November 2012}}</ref> The Centre has a focus on modern media, information technology, and business.<ref name=RRCRoblin/>

The {{convert|220000|sqft|m2|adj=on}}<ref name=Shymko>{{cite web|title=Red River College Princess Street Campus, Winnipeg, Manitoba|url=http://www.gfshymko.com/projects_redriver.html|publisher=GF Shymko & Associates Inc|access-date=12 September 2012}}</ref>  building features the original façades along Princess Street, and incorporates modern green building technology. The Roblin Centre's construction merged five prominent heritage buildings on Princess Street as well as a 1905 warehouse on William Avenue.<ref name=Cibinel>{{cite web|title=Red River College|url=http://www.cibinel.com/portfolio/1/red_river_college.aspx|publisher=Cibinel Architects|access-date=12 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312031442/http://www.cibinel.com/portfolio/1/red_river_college.aspx|archive-date=12 March 2012}}</ref> The merging of these buildings incorporates a former lane into the current Atrium.<ref name=Cibinel/> Many of the architectural features of the original buildings, such as wood columns, floors, brickwork, [[Millwork (building material)|millwork]], and windows were restored and incorporated into the new structure.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Roblin Centre - Red River College|url=http://www.doorsopenwinnipeg.ca/buildings_active.php?cid=2&pid=35|publisher=Doors Open Winnipeg|access-date=12 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526220429/http://www.doorsopenwinnipeg.ca/buildings_active.php?cid=2&pid=35|archive-date=26 May 2009}}</ref>

The Roblin Centre has a building energy management system and is the largest C-2000*
building in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=Red River College optimizes its Princess Street Campus|url=http://bomamanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/RRC_profiles_print.pdf|access-date=12 September 2012}}</ref> The Centre was completed before the advent of [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] Certification in Canada, but the environmental performance of this project would put it at the level of LEED Gold or Platinum.<ref name=Shymko/> The Centre was the largest Canadian project to date involving extensive material re-use, and incorporates a 34&nbsp;kW building-integrated [[photovoltaic system]] which was the largest of its kind at the time of installation.<ref name=Shymko/>

The Roblin Centre features fitness facilities, Campus Store, a library and a full-service [[Tim Hortons]].<ref name=StudentLife>{{cite web|title=Student Life|url=http://www.rrc.ca/index.php?pid=5041|publisher=Red River College|access-date=10 September 2012}}</ref>

Similar to "The Ox" at the Notre Dame Campus, the RRCSA operated a convenience store at the Roblin Centre called "The Mercantile".<ref name=RRCSAStores/> The store closed in 2019 and was not re-opened the following year on account of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and as of Oct 2022, had not re-opened.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Honeybun |first=Emma |date=20 Oct 2022 |title=Red River Mercantile store given new fate |url=https://theprojector.ca/red-river-mercantile-store-given-new-fate/ |access-date=20 June 2024 |work=The Projector}}</ref>

====Paterson GlobalFoods Institute====
[[File:Union Bank addition for Paterson GlobalFoods.png|alt=A squat, modern building of steel, glass, and concrete pillars is shown attached to the back of a taller and much older building clad in brick and stonework. The nearer building has signage, "Paterson GlobalFoods Institute|thumb|Paterson GlobalFoods Institute]]
The Paterson GlobalFoods Institute is the home of the Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism Management and Professional Baking and Patisserie programs. Located in the Exchange District, the Institute was completed in January 2013.<ref name=Open>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Nick|title=Red River College's culinary institute open for classes|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/main-streets-cooking-again-186271751.html|access-date=10 January 2013|newspaper=[[Winnipeg Free Press]]|date=10 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A Peek Inside Paterson GlobalFoods Institute at RRC|url=http://blogs.rrc.ca/student/2011/09/a-peek-inside-paterson-globalfoods-institute-at-rrc/|publisher=Red River College|access-date=12 September 2012}}</ref><ref name=GlobalWpgPaterson>{{cite news|last=McNabb|first=Lauren|title=Breathing new life into historic Exchange District building|url=http://www.globalwinnipeg.com/pages/story.aspx?id=6442630051|access-date=12 September 2012|newspaper=Global Winnipeg|date=27 April 2012}}</ref>

In May 2009, the [[Federal Government of Canada|Government of Canada]] pledged the college with $9.5-million of funding to help reconstruct the [[Union Bank Building]] at the corner of Main Street and William Avenue in downtown Winnipeg. The Manitoba government also announced it would contribute $5-million for the construction of the building.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kives|first=Bartley|title=Red River College gets help to renovate Union Bank Tower|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Oldest-skyscraper--45488477.html|publisher=Winnipeg Free Press|access-date=3 August 2012|date=20 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cash for inner-city campuses|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/cash-for-inner-city-campuses-45612192.html|publisher=Winnipeg Free Press|access-date=3 August 2012|date=21 May 2009}}</ref>

The Institute is located in the Union Bank Building in Winnipeg's Exchange District, an 11-storey building that dates back to 1903.<ref name=GlobalWpgPaterson/> The {{convert|100000|sqft|m2|adj=on}}<ref name=Affinity>{{cite web|title=Paterson Global Foods Institute|url=http://www.affinityfirestop.com/projects/current/paterson_global.html|publisher=Affinity Firestop Consultants|access-date=12 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313123147/http://www.affinityfirestop.com/projects/current/paterson_global.html|archive-date=13 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> institute provides classroom and kitchen space and two restaurants on the first three floors, as well as residence for 103 students on the floors above.<ref name=GlobalWpgPaterson/><ref name=PGFI/> The renovation is expected to cost $34 million, up from the initial $27 million estimate,<ref name=GlobalWpgPaterson/> and involved the addition of two new glass fronted structures adjacent to the existing Union Bank Building.<ref name=PGFI>{{cite web|title=Paterson GlobalFoods Announces The Paterson Globalfoods Institute|url=http://www.patersonglobalfoods.com/news/?news=3|publisher=Paterson Globalfoods Inc.|access-date=12 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131104401/http://www.patersonglobalfoods.com/news/?news=3|archive-date=31 January 2013}}</ref> The new adjacent structures were required for the project, as the tower itself could not house the necessary heating and cooling systems.<ref name=HeritageReborn>{{cite news|last=Kives|first=Bartley|title=Heritage reborn|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/heritage-reborn-64477697.html|access-date=14 September 2012|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|date=16 October 2009}}</ref> The Union Bank Tower is the last skyscraper of this vintage remaining in Canada,<ref name=Affinity/> and had been sitting vacant since 1992.<ref name=HeritageReborn/>

====Manitou a bi Bii daziigae====
[[File:Manitou a bi Bii daziigae.jpg|alt=A long, low building glad in vertical panels of glass and metal. The roof line is angular and coppery, with painted swirling designs on the right side. The building is connected by a skywalk bridge to another building out of frame. The text on the front reads Manitou a bi Bii daziigae|thumb|'''Manitou a bi Bii daziigae''']]
Manitou a bi Bii daziigae is a building in the Exchange District campus, with 18 classrooms and five labs. The building's name is in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) and translates to Where Creator sits (Manitou a bi) and Brings light (Bii daziigae).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manitou a bi Bii daziigae |url=https://www.rrc.ca/edc/manitou-a-bi-bii-daziigae/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=RRC Polytech}}</ref> Construction for the 100,000 sqft facility began in 2018 and completed in 2021, with a cost of $95 million.<ref name=CBCManitou />