Ray Affleck

Raymond Tait (Ray) Affleck (20 November 1922 – 16 March 1989) was a Canadian architect. He was born on 20 November 1922 in Penticton, British Columbia. One of the founders of Montreal-based architectural firm Arcop, he also taught at leading universities in Canada and the United States.

Academic career Raymond Affleck attended McGill University, receiving a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1947, He was a Fellow in the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (1965) and an Academician in the Royal Academy of Arts (1967).

Major projects Projects undertaken by Arcop ranged from Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver (1955) to St John's (Newfoundland) Arts and Cultural Centre (1967). These projects helped to establish Affleck as an influential architect. Between 1964 and 1968 Affleck was mainly engaged on the Place Bonaventure complex in central Montreal, which has been described as "a somewhat forbidding example of Brutalism". Other prominent projects included Place Ville Marie (1956-1965) and Maison Alcan (1983) in Montreal.

Other projects Place des Arts (Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier), Montreal (1963) University Centre, McGill University, Montreal (1965) Stephen Leacock Building, McGill University, Montreal (1965) Life Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax (Nova Scotia) (1971) Mughal Sheraton Hotel, Agra (1978) Place Air Canada, Montreal (1983) Post Office, Mont-Royal Number One Wood Avenue, Montreal

Architectural thinking In projects such as Place Bonaventure, Affleck sought to include indoor pedestrian routes and atria, design features suited to a cold climate. Prix d'excellence, Ordre des architectes du Québec, 1984 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) Gold Medal (posthumously) - 1989