Stephen Irwin (architect)

Stephen Van Egmond Irwin RAIC, RIBA, OAA, BArch, MArch (March 10, 1939 – March 5, 2019) was a Canadian architect and "partner emeritus" of Shore Tilbe Irwin + Partners in Toronto, Ontario.

Stephen Irwin
Stephen Irwin in his office at Shore Tilbe Irwin + Partners in Toronto
Born
Stephen Van Egmond Irwin

(1939-03-10)March 10, 1939
Oakville, Ontario
DiedMarch 5, 2019(2019-03-05) (aged 79)
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationArchitect
Awards
PracticeShore Tilbe Irwin + Partners
Buildings

Biography

Irwin trained at the University of Toronto, where he was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.[3] He later studied at Harvard University, where he received MArch. In 1963 he received the British Prix de Rome in Architecture.[1]

Irwin began his design career in 1962 in Sweden, for Gronwall-Hirsch, and worked for one year in London, England, for Hugh Casson, Conder & Partners. He returned to Canada in 1965, where he joined Shore & Moffat (now Shore Tilbe Irwin + Partners). He was a partner of the firm from 1971.[4][2]

Toronto Police Headquarters

Irwin died on March 5, 2019.[5]

Buildings

References
  1. "Jury Members". City of Mississauga. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. "Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre Team Biographies". University of Toronto. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. Catalogue of the Alpha Delta Phi: 1832–1966. New York, NY: The Executive Council of The Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity. 1966. p. 205.
  4. "People / Stephen Irwin". Shore Tilbe Irwin and Partners.
  5. "Stephen IRWIN Obituary – Toronto, ON | The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail. Legacy.com. March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.


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