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Patkau Architects | |
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Practice information | |
Key architects | John Patkau Patricia Patkau Greg Boothroyd David Shone |
Founded | 1978 |
Location | Vancouver B.C. Canada |
Significant works and honors | |
Projects | University of Toronto Academic Wood Tower Capilano Library Temple of Light Audain Art Museum Hadaway House |
Awards | 2019 Canadian Wood Council Design Innovation Award 2019 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence 2019 Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Medal in Architecture 2019 AIBC Innovation Award Canadian Architect Award of Merit |
Patkau Architects is an architecture firm based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is a full-service firm practicing in Canada and the United States. Its project scope includes, but is not limited to, gallery installations, art galleries, libraries, university buildings, urban planning and private residences.[1] The firm has received numerous national and international architectural awards.[1][2][3][4] Patkau Architects also represented Canada at the Venice Biennale in 2006.[5]
The work of Patkau Architects has been widely disseminated, with three volumes devoted to the firm's output, several essays in scholarly publications, and inclusion in international exhibitions. They have also published their own book entitled Patkau Architects: Material Operations' [6] in 2017 that discusses the firm's beliefs and techniques through materials and unconventional practices.