Stephen Irwin (architect)
Canadian architect (1939–2019)
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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.
March 10, 1939
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| Born | Stephen Van Egmond Irwin March 10, 1939 |
| Died | March 5, 2019 (aged 79) Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Architect |
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| Practice | Shore Tilbe Irwin + Partners |
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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 Casson, Conder and 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][irrelevant citation][2]
Irwin died on March 5, 2019.[5]
Buildings
- Bioscience Complex, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
- Central Library, Mississauga, Ontario
- Xerox Research Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
- Toronto Police Headquarters
- Purdy's Wharf office complex, Halifax, Nova Scotia
