Patkau Architects

Patkau Architects
Practice information
Key architectsJohn Patkau
Patricia Patkau
Greg Boothroyd
David Shone
Founded1978
LocationVancouver B.C. Canada
Significant works and honors
ProjectsUniversity of Toronto Academic Wood Tower
Capilano Library
Temple of Light
Audain Art Museum
Hadaway House
Awards2019 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.

  1. ^ a b "Architectural Institute of BC". aibc.memberpro.net. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  2. ^ Patkau Architects chosen to design new Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver Sun, January 24, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-16
  3. ^ "John and Patricia Patkau: The Architectural Outsiders". Vancouver Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  4. ^ Rochon, Lisa (2012-05-11). "Five medal-winning houses to write home about". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  5. ^ MIT Architecture, Altered Trajectories, Patricia Patkau. Retrieved 2014-01-16
  6. ^ Patkau Architects (2017). Patkau Architects: Material Operations. Princetono Architectural Press. ISBN 9781616895709.