Eberhard Heinrich Zeidler
Eberhard Heinrich Zeidler , OC , O.Ont (born January 11, 1926 in Braunsdorf ) is a German- Canadian architect .
Life
Zeidler studied at the Bauhaus subsequent Academy of Architecture and Fine Arts in Weimar and at the Technical University of Karlsruhe . After the Second World War , he first worked with his former professor Emanuel Lindner .
In 1951 he emigrated to Canada and in 1954 became a partner in the Blackwell & Craig architectural firm in Peterborough (Ontario), which had been established in 1880 . In 1963 the company moved to Toronto as Craig, Zeidler & Strong . As a Zeidler Partnership , it now also has offices in Washington DC , Florida , London and Berlin . The office primarily builds large structures such as hotels, hospitals and buildings for culture and science. In recent times, numerous high-rise buildings have been built.
In 1984 Zeidler was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada . He also received the Order of Ontario and a 1986 medal from the Royal Canadian Architecture Institute . He continues to work in an advisory capacity (2007) for the Zeidler Partnership , which is now run by Vaidila Banelis .
drafts
- 1950: Extension buildings for the Rawe textile factory in Nordhorn (with Emanuel Lindner)
- 1964: Beth Israel Synagogue in Peterborough
- 1967–1971: Ontario Place (with IMAX cinema) in Toronto
- 1972: McMaster Health Science Center in Hamilton (Ontario)
- 1975–1986: Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Center in Edmonton
- 1977–1981: Eaton Center in Toronto, (with Bregman + Hamann Architects )
- 1979–1983: Redevelopment of the Queen's Quay Terminal in Toronto
- 1980–1984: Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco
- 1986: Canada Place (for Expo 86 in Vancouver )
- 1988–1991: Master plan for the Mediapark in Cologne
- 1992: Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach
- 1992: Rogers Cantel Office Campus in Toronto
- 2005–2006: Accolade Project at York University in Toronto
- 2012: The Adelaide Hotel Toronto
Publications
- Building Cities Life. Dundurn Press 2013 ISBN 9781459704138
- Architecture in our time. Necessities and possibilities. German-Canadian Yearbook - German-Canadian Yearbook, 4, 1978, ed. Hartmut Froeschle u. a. Historical Society of Mecklenburg, Upper Canada ISSN 0316-8603 pp. 168 - 179
literature
- Jürgen Joedicke : History of Modern Architecture. Stuttgart 1958
- James Ashby, Susan Algie: Peterborough Modern: A Guide to Architecture of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s in Peterborough, Ontario . Winnipeg Architecture Foundation, Peterborough 2007
Web links
- Company homepage Zeidler Partnership Architects
- List of projects by Zeidler Partnership Architects
- Eberhard Heinrich Zeidler ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia ., 2019
Individual evidence
- ^ Walter Henn : Buildings of the industry. Callwey, Munich 1955.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zeidler, Eberhard Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zeidler, Eberhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Canadian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunsdorf (Auma-Weidatal) |