Brigitte Shim

Brigitte Shim (FRAIC, OC, RCA, Hon FAIA, OAA) (b. December 8, 1958 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Canadian architect and a founding partner of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, a Toronto-based practice established in 1994. The couple have been working collaboratively since they met at the University of Waterloo.[1] She is an invested Officer of The Order of Canada "for her contributions as an architect, designing structures that enrich the public realm”.[2] Her projects include Toronto Laneway House (Toronto, 1993), The Integral House (Toronto, 2009) which won an AIA Honor Award in 2012,[3] Weathering Steel House (Toronto, 2001), House on the Ravine Edge (Toronto, 2011),[4] Muskoka Boathouse (Lake Muskoka, 1999),[5] Garden Pavilion and Reflecting Pool (Don Mills, 1992).

She is a tenured professor at the University of Toronto's John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, she lectures widely and was the Eero Saarinen Visiting Professor at Yale University.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Leslie, Jen. "Shim-Sutcliff Architects". Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Governor General Announces 70 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Mays, Vernon (May 2012). "The Integral House Toronto / Shim-Sutcliffe Architects". Architect. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Raskin, Laura (June 2013). "House on Ravine Edge Shim-Sutcliffe Architects". Architecture Record. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Muskoka Boathouse". Canadian Architect. May 2004.
  6. ↑ "faculty page". Yale school of architecture. Retrieved 8 March 2015.