Rod Robbie

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Rod Robbie (2007)

Roderick George Robbie , OC , LL.D., FRAIC, (born September 15, 1928 in Poole , England , † January 4, 2012 in Toronto ) was a Canadian architect . He was known for designing the Canadian pavilion at Expo 67 and the multifunctional sports arena Rogers Center in Toronto.

Life

Robbie, who was born in Poole, England to William George and Gladys May Robbie, began his professional career in 1951 with British Rail . He did his military service in Egypt and the United Kingdom in the construction manager's regiment from 1947 to 1949. In 1956 he moved to Canada, where he worked for various architectural firms. As a partner of Ashworth, Robbie, Vaughan and Williams Architects and Planners , he designed the Canadian Katimavik pavilion for the world exhibition Expo 67 in Montreal in 1967 . His design for the multifunctional sports arena SkyDome (today: Rogers Center ), which was the first stadium with a completely retractable roof, received worldwide attention .

Robbie was politically active and for many years was involved in various parties and the anti-nuclear power movement . He was married to Enid Robbie, who died in 2001, and had four children with her.

Awards

Works

  • Housing with a future: a preliminary study of autonomously serviced settlement in Canada , Central Mortgage & Housing Corporation, 1976.

literature

  • Elizabeth Lumley (Ed.): Canadian Who's Who 2005 , University of Toronto Press 2005, ISBN 978-0802089076 , p. 1105.

Web links

Commons : Rod Robbie  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Globe and Mail: SkyDome and Expo '67 architect Rod Robbie dead , reported January 4, 2012
  2. ^ Donald Langmead: Encyclopedia of Architectural and Engineering Feats , ABC-CLIO Ltd 2001, ISBN 978-1-57607-112-0 , p. 275.
  3. ↑ RAIC: Order of Canada ( Memento of the original dated July 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.raic.org
  4. ^ Dalhousie University: Newsletter Faculty of Architecture
  5. ^ Architect Rod Robbie receives the Order of Canada
personal data
SURNAME Robbie, Rod
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Robbie, Roderick George (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian architect
DATE OF BIRTH September 15, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Poole , England
DATE OF DEATH 4th January 2012
Place of death Toronto