Reuters

A futuristic Toronto building designed by superstar British architect Norman Foster will open three months late because of its "complicated and unique" structure and a shortage of skilled workers. Foster's C$75 million ($62 million) University of Toronto pharmacy building features a five-storey glass atrium in which two oval pods -- which will be used as lecture theaters for 60 and 80 students -- hang suspended from the ceiling. The building on a key Toronto intersection, Foster's first commission in Canada, was supposed to open in time for September classes but now will not be ready until January. "The building is fine, the architecture is fine, the design is good," Ron Venter, University of Toronto vice provost of space and facilities planning, told Reuters this week. "It's just there are not enough hours in the day to responsibly finish the project in the time frame we want."