Bruce Kuwabara

Bruce Bunji Kuwabara, B.Arch, OAA, FRAIC, AIA (born 1949) is a Canadian architect and partner in the firm Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (formed in 1987).

Born in Hamilton, Ontario, he studied architecture at the University of Toronto and graduated in 1972.

Selected work includes:

* Gardiner Museum
* Canada's National Ballet School
* Manitoba Hydro Downtown Office Project
* Bell Lightbox - Toronto International Film Festival Group (TIFF)
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* James Stewart Centre for Mathematics, McMaster University
* Kitchener City Hall
* Richmond City Hall
* Canadian Embassy in Berlin
* Art Gallery of Hamilton
* Art Gallery of Ontario Phase III
* Ammirati Puris Lintas
* Centennial HP Science and Technology Centre, Centennial College
* Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
* Marc Laurent
* Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
* Richmond City Hall
* Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH)
* Vaughan Civic Centre
* Rockcliffe Redevelopment, Ottawa
* Stauffer Library, Queen's University

Bruce Kuwabara is the recipient of the RAIC 2006 Gold Medal. The medal recognizes Kuwabara's contribution to the profession of architecture and is Canada's highest honour bestowed by the profession on an individual. In his acceptance speech, Kuwabara offers a personal reflection, which contrasts the memories of his experience of growing up in the post-World War II climate as a Japanese-Canadian with the later inspirations of his mentors and seminal events that determined his vocation as an architect. His reflections of the collaborative nature of architecture and an overview of his practice is featured in a special supplement published by Canadian Architect in the June 2006 issue, with essays by George Baird and Larry Richards.

Press release and Acceptance Speech are available for download on the KPMB website.

External links

* [http://www.kpmb.com/index.asp?navid=15&fid1=35&fid2=1&offset=0 Bruce Kuwabara]