The Senate of Canada Building invites visitors to experience the architecture, art and history of its 110-year-old building, through an online virtual tour. The former train station now the Senate’s temporary home while Parliament Hill’s Centre Block undergoes rehabilitation allows virtual visitors to see relics from the country’s early days of railway travel, […]
RAIC Gold Medal Winner: Brigitte Shim and A. Howard Sutcliffe
RAIC Gold Medal Winner: Brigitte Shim and A. Howard Sutcliffe By their relentless pursuit of excellence, Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe have produced a significant body of exceptional design works covering architecture, landscape, interior, furniture and hardware.
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Brigitte Shim and A. Howard Sutcliffe. Photo by Cida de Aragon
Architects Brigitte Shim and A. Howard Sutcliffe, the founding partners of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, are designers of some of the finest architecture in Canada. Universally respected by architects, academics and students as well as the general public, their work opens people’s eyes to the beauty of architecture and landscape; to materiality and craft; and to light and spirituality. And at the same time, their work serves as a counterpoint to much of what is happening in both the world and in architecture today. In an increasingly frenetic and digital world that promotes instant grati