Brigitte Shim

Canadian architect

Brigitte Shim, FRAIC, OC, RCA, Hon. FAIA, OAA (December 8, 1958) is a Canadian architect and a founding partner of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, established in 1994 with her husband, Howard Sutcliffe.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Brigitte Shim (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 8, 1958.¹

About

She is also a professor at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto. Shim and Sutcliffe formed Shim-Sutcliffe Architects to pursue their shared interest in the interrelation of architecture, landscape, interior design, and industrial design. Over the last 30 years, the firm has completed projects for public, private, non-profit, and residential clients.

From Wikipedia’s article on Brigitte Shim, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Shim-Sutcliffe ArchitectsFounder¹¹

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Waterloo³
Date not recordedUniversity of Waterloo School of Architecture³

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1958, Shim’s family immigrated to Canada in 1965. She began her post secondary education at the University of Waterloo, graduating with a degree in environmental studies in 1981. Upon completion of her first degree, she enrolled in architecture at Waterloo, graduating in 1983. It was also at the University of Waterloo where she met Sutcliffe and the couple began working on projects together.

Between 1981 and 1987, Shim worked in the offices of Arthur Erickson and Baird Sampson Neuert Architects, before launching her academic career in 1988, accepting a teaching position at the University of Toronto. That same year, Shim and Sutcliffe completed their first notable built project, Garden Pavilion and Reflecting Pool, a concrete and steel structure located in Toronto’s Don Mills neighbourhood.

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Career

Occupation: architect.⁶

Date not recordedWorked at University of Toronto⁴
Date not recordedFounded Shim-Sutcliffe Architects⁵

Personal life

BornDec 8, 1958, Kingston⁷
CitizenshipCanada⁸
SpouseHoward Sutcliffe⁹

Awards

Date not recordedMember of the Order of Canada¹⁰

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