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Raymond Affleck

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Raymond Affleck
Born20 November 1922
Penticton,British Columbia
Died16 March 1989(1989-03-16)(aged 66)
Montreal,Quebec,Canada
Alma materMcGill University
OccupationArchitect
ChildrenNeil Affleck
AwardsAward of excellence, Canadian Architectural Yearbook, 1968;Prix d'excellence,Ordre des architectes du Québec,1984;Royal Architectural Institute of Canada(RAIC) Gold Medal (posthumously), 1989
PracticeArcop
ProjectsPlace Bonaventure,Place Ville Marie,Maison Alcan
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver
Place Ville-Marie, Montreal
Place Bonaventure, Montreal
Mughal Sheraton Hotel, Agra

Raymond Tait (Ray) Affleck(20 November 1922 – 16 March 1989) was a Canadian architect. He was born on 20 November 1922 inPenticton,British Columbia.[1]He died in Montreal on 16 March 1989.[2]One of the founders ofMontreal-based architectural firmArcop,he also taught at leading universities in Canada and the United States.

Academic career[edit]

Raymond Affleck attendedMcGill University,receiving a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1947,[3]and in 1948 undertook postgraduate studies at the Federal Technical Institute inZurich.[1]He later taught at prominent universities includingHarvard University,University of Manitoba,University of TorontoandTechnical University of Nova Scotia.[3][4]He was a Fellow in theRoyal Architectural Institute of Canada(1965) and an Academician in theRoyal Academy of Arts(1967).[1]

Business career[edit]

He opened the R.T. Affleck independent architectural practice in 1952,[1]and in 1955 participated in the creation of an architecture firm together with Guy Desbarats, Dimitri Dimakopoulos, Fred Lebensold andHazen Sise.This firm changed its name to Arcop Associates, Architects and Planners in 1970.[5]

Major projects[edit]

Projects undertaken by Arcop ranged fromQueen Elizabeth Theatre,Vancouver (1955) to St John's (Newfoundland) Arts and Cultural Centre (1967). These projects helped to establish Affleck as an influential architect.[1]Between 1964 and 1968 Affleck was mainly engaged on thePlace Bonaventurecomplex in central Montreal,[6]which has been described as "a somewhat forbidding example of Brutalism".[7]Other prominent projects includedPlace Ville Marie(1956-1965) andMaison Alcan(1983) in Montreal.

Other projects[edit]

  • Place des Arts(Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier), Montreal (1963)[8]
  • University Centre, McGill University, Montreal (1965)
  • Stephen Leacock Building, McGill University, Montreal (1965)[9]
  • Life Sciences Centre,Dalhousie University,Halifax (Nova Scotia) (1971)[10]
  • Mughal Sheraton Hotel,Agra(1978)
  • Place Air Canada,Montreal (1983)
  • Post Office,Mont-Royal
  • Number One Wood Avenue, Montreal

Architectural thinking[edit]

In projects such as Place Bonaventure, Affleck sought to include indoor pedestrian routes and atria, design features suited to a cold climate.[2]The aim was an integrated architectural plan encompassing buildings, streets and main highways.

At Maison Alcan, a restored historic hotel andgreystonehouses onSherbrooke Streetare joined to the modern glass and aluminum-clad structure behind by means of a glazed atrium. Market Square (Saint John,1983) is another important conservation and infill project that demonstrates the application of Affleck's urban theories.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Affleck married Betty Ann Henley in 1950. They had five children,[1]including animatorNeil Affleckand architectGavin Affleck.

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdefghiRaymond Affleck fonds, 1956-1977,Canadian Architectural Archives, University of Calgary (2014), retrieved 6 August 2014
  2. ^abc"Raymond Tait Affleck",Canadian Encyclopedia, 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014
  3. ^abc"Honorary Degree Citation - Raymond Affleck",Concordia University, June 1988, retrieved 8 October 2014
  4. ^"Raymond Affleck (1922-1989)".Ville de Westmount. Accessed 19 January 2010
  5. ^Raymond Affleck Projects ",Canadian Architectural Archives, University of Calgary (2014), retrieved 6 August 2014
  6. ^Rao, N., (2007). Cities in Transition: Growth, Change and Governance in Six Metropolitan Areas. Ontario: Routledge Chapman & Hall.
  7. ^"Raymond Tait Affleck",Oxford Reference, retrieved 9 October 2014
  8. ^Lamy, Laurent; Hurni, Jean-Claude (1983).Architecture contemporaine au Québec, 1960-1970.Montréal: Editions de l'Hexagone. p. 106.ISBN2890062007.
  9. ^"Virtual McGill: Campuses and Buildings".McGill University. Accessed 25 January 2010.
  10. ^"The Buildings of Dalhousie University, Life Sciences Centre".Dalhousie University Libraries. Accessed 25 January 2010.
  11. ^"ARCOP".The Canadian Encyclopedia. Accessed January 25, 2010.

External links[edit]

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