Pamela Cluff

Pamela Jean Cluff-Final FRAIC FRIBA (née Johnstone; 21 September 1931 – 25 December 2023) was a British-born Canadian architect specializing in accessibility design.

Pamela Cluff FRAIC FRIBA
Born	Pamela Jean Johnstone (1931-09-21)21 September 1931 London, United Kingdom
Died	25 December 2023(2023-12-25) (aged 92)
Nationality	British, Canadian
Alma mater	South West Essex Technical College (1947–1952)
Occupation	Architect
Spouses	Alfred William Cluff ​ ​ (m. 1955; died 1994)​ Frank Final ​ ​ (m. 1997; died 2011)​
Practice	A.W. Cluff & P.J. Cluff Architects Associated Planning Consultants
Design	Accessibility design

Life

Cluff was born in London and emigrated to Toronto, Ontario in 1955. Partnering together with her husband, Alfred Cluff, she formed A.W. Cluff & P.J. Cluff Architects in 1957 and later her own company, Associated Planning Consultants. Her design projects included clinics, hospitals, homes for the aged, special care units, nursing homes and group homes. She contributed to various architectural, medical and research journals.^[1]

Cluff was a consultant to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Ontario Housing Corporation, worked on the Toronto Mayor's Task Force on accessibility issues, and served on committees for the National Building Code of Canada and the Ontario Building Code on Barrier Free Design.^[1]

Awards

• Design of Excellence (1969)
• City of Toronto Civic Award (1978)
• Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (1982)^[2]
• Canadian Fire Safety Association Special Award (1982)
• Metropolitan Toronto District Health Council Special Award (1983)
• Premiers Award (1985)
• Ontario Association of Architects Order of DaVinci Award (1993)^[1]

Family

Cluff had five children, four of whom are living. She was married to Alfred William Cluff in the early 1950s until his death in 1994. She then married Frank Gilbert Final in 1997, who predeceased her in 2011.^[2][3]

Cluff died on 25 December 2023, at the age of 92.^[4][5]