Rendering of the exterior of the Student Learning Centre looking north on Yonge Street. (Courtesy Ryerson University)

Toronto’s Ryerson University announced plans this week for a bold Student Learning Center designed by Oslo-based Snøhetta and Zeidler Partnership Architects of Toronto. The 8-story structure will mix passive and active academic uses with street-level retail and will serve as the university’s front door on busy Yonge Street.

More renderings and info after the jump.