Henry Sears (architect)

Henry Sears
Portrait of architect Henry Sears in the mid-1960s
Sears in the mid-1960s
Born(1929-10-30)October 30, 1929
DiedMarch 19, 2003(2003-03-19) (aged 73)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EducationB. Arch
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Occupation(s)Architect, planner
MovementModernism
SpouseDoreen Sears (m. 1951)
Children2

Henry Sears FRAIC RCA OAA (October 30, 1929 – March 19, 2003) was a Canadian modernist architect,[1][2] and an urban and gallery planner. He was a founding partner of both Klein & Sears Architects[2] and Sears & Russell Architects Ltd.[3] His work centred around social housing development[2] on a neighbourhood scale.[4] It spanned Canada, the United States and Europe.[3][1]

  1. ^ a b LeBlanc, Dave (August 22, 2008). "A magnet for architects". The Globe and Mail.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference ERA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Perspectives" (PDF). OAA | Ontario Association Of Architects. 1998.
  4. ^ Kidd, Kenneth (April 11, 2010). "The rethinking of 'Alex Park' public housing complex". The Star.