Architect Bruce Kuwabara, a founding partner in Toronto’s Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg (KPMB) Architects, has been invested as an officer of the Order of Canada.
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Architect Bruce Kuwabara, a founding partner in Toronto’s Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg (KPMB) Architects, has been invested as an officer of the Order of Canada.
A recipient of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s Gold Medal, Kuwabara has been dedicated throughout his career to raising Canadian standards in architecture and urbanism by integrating design excellence and innovation, city building and sustainable design.
“Bruce Kuwabara has shaped our built landscape in lasting ways,” said the office of the secretary to the Governor General of Canada.
“He has earned public and critical acclaim for such projects of national significance as Canada’s National Ballet School, the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Bell Lightbox for the Toronto International Film Festival and Manitoba Hydro Place.
“Committed to raising the profile of Canadian architecture, he has taught at the University of Toronto and at Harvard University. He continues to act as an advocate for excellence in architecture, urbanism and sustainable design.”
A graduate of the University of Toronto, Kuwabara founded KPMB with his partners Thomas Payne, Marianne McKenna and Shirley Blumberg in 1987.
He is currently design architect for projects including the Remai Art Gallery of Saskatchewan, the Departments of Economics and International Initiatives at Princeton University, the new Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and the Global Centre for Pluralism for the Aga Khan Foundation.
Born in Hamilton to Japanese-Canadian parents who were interned in Vancouver during World War II, Kuwabara has sought meaningful commissions and opportunities to contribute to the communities and institutions which shaped his experience, including the design of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto and ongoing teaching and fundraising for the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto.
“The Order of Canada reinforces my commitment to express the unique qualities of Canada through architecture and to contribute to building an open world full of promise for future generations,” Kuwabara said in a release.
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