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Movies and TV Shows Filmed at UBC

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We all know that our university is one of the best for a variety of reasons and one of those is that many of our favourite movies and TV shows were filmed on campus!

Location 1: Iona Building

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UBC’s Iona building is disguised as a building at Harvard University the popular TV show Fringe, as seen in the picture above. Another TV show filmed in Iona building is Psych where the the building acts as a mental health facility.

Location 2: Chemistry Building D-Block

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You’ve probably noticed that the Chemistry Building is a popular film location, but what exactly are they filming? TV shows Psych, Fringe, Supernatural, Caprica, Stargate Universe, and movie Kingdom Hospital are just a few. The image above is a shot of two characters of Caprica on their way to court.

Location 3: Chan Centre

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UBC’s beautiful Chan Centre was featured in several movies such as Battlestar Galactica, seen in the image above. Other movies include, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Kyle XY, Antitrust, Human Target, Bionic Woman, and more!

Location 4: Walter C. Koerner Library

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Walter C. Koerner library was featured in both TV shows and movies! Some examples are The L Word, Smallville, Battlestar Galactica (seen above), The Butterfly Effect, and 88 minutes. So the next time you find yourself studying away in Koerner, just know that you may be sitting on the same chair that Ashton Kutcher sat on.

Location 5: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

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Irving has been featured in the hit TV show Fringe as a Boston Federal Building, Massachusetts Port Authority, and a part of Harvard University. It’s also features in Emily Owens, M.D. as the exterior of Dever Memorial Hospital. You might also have recognized the foyer of the library in Human Target, as seen in the image above.

 

Location 6: The Buchanan Towers

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The Buchanan Towers have also been a popular film site in the recent years. X-Men Origins: Wolverine, seen above, along with Supernatural, Fringe, The 4400, and the Exorcism of Emily Rose were all filmed in or outside Buchanan!

 

Location 7: Rose Gardens

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The UBC Rose Gardens have been a popular site for filming in both the summer and the winter. For example, lat summer Tomorrowland, featuring George Clooney was being filmed by the Rose Gardens. Other movies and TV shows include The 4400, Battlestar Galactica featured in the image above, Martian Child, Stargate Universe, and The King of Fighters.

by Shazia Damji

Your Time at UBC: Top 10 Things To Do at UBC Before You Graduate

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  1. TRIUMF

TRIUMF is one of the world’s leading subatomic physics laboratories. It brings together dedicated physicists and interdisciplinary talent, sophisticated technical resources, and commercial partners in a way that has established the laboratory as a global model of success.

 2.       Rose Garden

Overlooking the Georgia Strait and Cascade Mountains, the University of British Columbia Rose Garden offers beautiful blooms and view. It overlooks the majestic snow-capped mountains and the ocean as well as offering blooms to admire throughout the rose season.

 3.       UBC REC Events

Try out these two fun team activities, organized by UBC REC. Swim, sprint, bike, run, and STORM THE WALL and explore the shores of Jericho Beach with over 3,000 people paddling through the ocean in the largest voyager canoe race of its kind.

 4.       Nitobe Garden

One of the most authentic Japanese gardens in North America and among the top five Japanese gardens outside of Japan, the Nitobe Garden includes a rare authentic Tea Garden with a ceremonial Tea House.

 5.       Canopy Walk

The Botanical Gardens and Centre for Plant Research examine topics such as plant adoption, genomics and photochemistry. The Greenheart Canopy Walkway is a 308-metre aerial trail system along a beautiful west coast forest canopy ecosystem.

6.       Wreck Beach 

Wreck Beach is a popular clothing-optional beach located in Pacific Spirit Regional Park surrounding the UBC campus. Try out the brave polar bear swim during the fall and winter months.

 7.       Museums

UBC’s Museum of Anthropology contains world-renowned collections, exhibitions and programs. The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is Vancouver’s only natural history museum. The Pacific Museum of the Earth boasts a 15-metre dinosaur skeleton, a vault of precious gems, and a tornado machine.

8.       Ropes Course 

The UBC Ropes Course is operated by Pacific Adventure Learning at the University of British Columbia. Its an amazing opportunity for teams to develop and bond over a series of challenging and engaging programs.

9.       UBC Farm

The Farm provides a unique “outdoor classroom,” where learners of all ages can immerse themselves in the stewardship of a working, productive landscape, linking society’s most pressing global challenges to relevant, practical solutions.

10. Circle

Want to hear your voice bounce from spot to spot? Try the Echo Circle at Wyman Plaza, a structure that commemorates individual and corporate donations to UBC during a four-year fundraising campaign. Figuring out what you want to say aloud will be up to you/