Raymond Moriyama
| Raymond Moriyama | |
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| Born |
October 11, 1929 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards |
Order of Canada Order of Ontario |
| Practice | Moriyama & Teshima Architects |
Raymond Moriyama, CC, O.Ont (born October 11, 1929, Vancouver, Canada)[1] is a Canadian architect. He has designed several buildings at Brock University from the 1970s through the latest campus expansion and is the University's former chancellor.
Early life and education
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Raymond Moriyama was confined to an internment camp as a child, an experience which he cited as influential in his later career.[2] He went to Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. Morimaya received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Toronto in 1954, and a Master of Architecture degree in civic and town planning from McGill University in 1957.
Career
In 1970 Moriyama co-founded the Toronto firm, Moriyama & Teshima Architects with Ted Teshima.[1]
In 1985, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and promoted to Companion in 2008. He was also awarded the Order of Ontario. In 2009, he was one of nine laureates to receive a Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts. In June of 2013, he received a honorary doctorate from the University of Calgary.
Notable projects
- Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, (1958)
- Health Services Building, University of Waterloo, (1968)
- Museum London in London, Ontario, (1980)
- North York Central Library, (1987)
- Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, (1991)
- John Labatt Visual Arts Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London Ontario, (1993)
- National Museum of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh (1999)) to international acclaim
- Seneca College's Seneca@York campus in Toronto, Ontario
Gallery
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Bata Shoe Museum, (1991) Toronto, Ontario
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Canadian War Museum Ottawa (2005)
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Ottawa City Hall (1990)
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Seneca@York Campus, Toronto (1999)
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Ontario Science Centre, Toronto (1964)
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Ottawa Civic Centre (1968)
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John McCrae (Senior) Public School Scarborough, Ontario, (1969)
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Science North in Sudbury, Ontario, (1980)
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Nova Scotia Community College Waterfront Campus (with Barrie and Langille Architects)
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Toronto French School - new additions
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raymond Moriyama, Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "The Architecture of a Life". U of T Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
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