MacEwan Centre for Arts and Culture will allow the university to consolidate its operations in the downtown core and allow for growth to more than 17,000 full-time equivalent students. The university currently serves over 19,000 full- and part-time students. The new five-story building will be home to the visual and performing arts programs and will provide modern teaching space to accommodate anticipated future growth. It will be built to LEED silver standards and connected to the rest of City Centre Campus by a pedway.