Sandy van Ginkel
Sandy van Ginkel Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
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| Nationality | Dutch Canadian |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
| Occupation | Architect |
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| Awards | Order of Canada (2007) |
| Practice | van Ginkel Associates |
Harmen Peter Daniel (Daniel, later Sandy) van Ginkel, CM (February 10, 1920 – July 5, 2009) was a Dutch and Canadian architect and urban planner. He was a leading force in the planning efforts surrounding Expo 67.[1]
Van Ginkel studied architecture at the Elckerlyc Academy of Architecture and Applied Art in
He married a British-born Canadian architect, Blanche Lemco, who he had met at the CIAM congress in Aix-en-Provence in 1953,[2] and at the age of 37 moved with her to Montreal, where he established the design and management firm van Ginkel Associates. He subsequently played a major role in saving Old Montreal from destruction in the early 1960s. As assistant director of the city of Montreal's newly formed planning department, he persuaded authorities to abandon plans for an expressway that would have cut through the old city.[3]
In 2007, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition for having "brought a greater appreciation of the impact of infrastructure on the character of urban development".[1]
He died in his sleep on 5 July 2009, in a Toronto nursing home.[4]
References
- ^ a b Order of Canada citation
- ^ "Daniel van Ginkel and Blanche Lemco-van Ginkel". Team10Online.org. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Martin, Sandra (July 23, 2009). "Sandy van Ginkel rescued Old Montreal from freeway developers". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ Boyle, Theresa (July 9, 2009). "Sandy van Ginkel, 89: Innovative architect and planner". The Star. Toronto. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
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