Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 19, 2015
• Invested on: September 23, 2016

For his contributions to architecture as a scholar, teacher, and practitioner.

George Baird has championed the construction of buildings and urban spaces that create opportunities for human interaction and expression. Professor emeritus and former dean of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, he has made contributions to the theory of architecture and urban planning that have been recognized internationally. He put his ideas into practice through the drafting of zoning guidelines and neighbourhood design plans that have changed the fabric of Toronto and Vancouver’s downtown cores. At his own firm, he has mentored a generation of Canada’s most renowned architects and designed landmark projects carefully chosen for their public significance.