Officer of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: June 25, 1984
- Invested on: October 03, 1984
This Toronto architect of international fame had his early training in the revived Bauhaus in post-war Weimar. Great projects such as Toronto Place and the Eaton Centre in Toronto, the McMaster Health Sciences Centre in Hamilton and Canada Place in Vancouver have demonstrated his capacity for innovation and his vision of a humanized urban environment.