Stephen Irwin (architect)

Stephen Van Egmond Irwin RAIC, RIBA, OAA, BArch, MArch (March 10, 1939 – March 5, 2019) was a Canadian architect and "partner emeritus" of Shore Tilbe Irwin + Partners in Toronto, Ontario.

Stephen Irwin
Stephen Irwin in his office at Shore Tilbe Irwin + Partners in Toronto
Born	Stephen Van Egmond Irwin (1939-03-10)March 10, 1939 Oakville, Ontario
Died	March 5, 2019(2019-03-05) (aged 79) Toronto, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	Harvard University
Occupation	Architect
Awards	British Prix de Rome (1963)[1] Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada[2]
Practice	Shore Tilbe Irwin + Partners
Buildings	Toronto Police Headquarters Xerox Research Centre, Mississauga Queen's University Bioscience Complex Purdy's Wharf, Halifax Mississauga Central Library.

Biography

Irwin trained at the University of Toronto, where he was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.^[3] He later studied at Harvard University, where he received MArch. In 1963 he received the British Prix de Rome in Architecture.^[1]

Irwin began his design career in 1962 in Sweden, for Gronwall-Hirsch, and worked for one year in London, England, for Casson, Conder and Partners. He returned to Canada in 1965, where he joined Shore & Moffat (now Shore Tilbe Irwin + Partners). He was a partner of the firm from 1971.^{[4][irrelevant citation][2]}

Toronto Police Headquarters

Irwin died on March 5, 2019.^[5]

Buildings

• Bioscience Complex, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
• Central Library, Mississauga, Ontario
• Xerox Research Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
• Toronto Police Headquarters
• Purdy's Wharf office complex, Halifax, Nova Scotia