Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 11, 2018
• Invested on: February 12, 2019

Ronald Franklin Williams, C.M.
Pointe-Claire, Quebec

Landscape architect Ronald Williams has helped shape the rural and urban environments of Quebec.
A long-time professor and former director of the École d’architecture de paysage at the Université de Montréal, he has contributed to his field through his extensive body of professional work, teaching and publications. His seminal book Landscape Architecture in Canada traces our nation’s environmental evolution and progress. As co-founder of an international landscape and urban design firm, he is lauded for his award-winning projects that include Montréal’s Biodome, l’Île Notre-Dame’s Beach Park and Québec’s Jardin Saint-Roch.