George Baird Lecture: Evolving Influence

The University of Toronto’s Daniels Faculty is an internationally recognized school of design offering professional and other programs in architecture, landscape architecture, forestry urban design and visual/curatorial studies, and is at the forefront of research in these fields. For more information, visit us atwww.daniels.utoronto.ca.

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Acclaimed Canadian architect Bruce Kuwabara on the influence of Daniels Faculty Professor Emeritus and former dean George Baird.

John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design

The Daniels Faculty's Fall 2023 Public Program

Topics addressed in our Program this semester include design and social justice, urbanization and housing, art and media, and ecology and landscape resilience.   All events are free and open to the public.

Join acclaimed Canadian architect Bruce Kuwabara as he discusses the influence of professor emeritus and former Daniels Faculty dean George Baird (by whom he was taught and for whom he once worked) on his approach to architecture and the public realm and on how it has informed the practice and work of KPMB Architects, the firm Kuwabara co-founded in the 1980s. In his lecture, Kuwabara will present KPMB buildings and projects that demonstrate how architecture contributes to the formation and vibrancy of the city while addressing the most pressing issues of our time, including climate change, affordability, mental health and reconciliation.Bruce Kuwabara acquired his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Toronto in 1972, is a founding partner of KPMB Architects and chairs the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Centre for Architecture. As co-founder of <a href="https://www.kpmb.com/person/bruce-kuwabara/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">KPMB</a>, he has worked on a wide array of acclaimed projects, including the National Ballet School in Toronto and the Remai Modern in Saskatoon. In 2006, he was awarded the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s Gold Medal. In 2012, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for “shaping our built landscape in lasting ways.”T﻿his event is part of the <a href="https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/news/tue-aug-29-2023-all-day/daniels-facultys-fall-2023-public-program" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Daniels Faculty&#x27;s Fall 2023 Public Program</a>.

Agenda

Lecture and Q&A

Reception in Daniels Commons

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