1 spadina crescent is an academic building of the daniels faculty of architecture at the university of toronto (u of t) in toronto, ontario, canada, situated in the centre of a roundabout of spadina avenue, north of college street. its location provides a picturesque vista looking north up spadina avenue; it is an axial view terminus for spadina avenue. built in 1875, the gothic revival building is mainly occupied by the fine arts department of the faculty of arts and science. in june 2013, u of t announced a significant overhaul and renovation of the building, completed in 2017.