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Brigitte Shim
Brigitte Shim is a founding partner of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects with A. Howard Sutcliffe.
Background & practice
Brigitte Shim is a founding partner of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects with A. Howard Sutcliffe. She studied environmental studies and architecture at the University of Waterloo, worked with Arthur Erickson and Baird/Sampson, and began teaching at the University of Toronto in 1988. Their joint 2021 RAIC Gold Medal profile describes work concerned with the cultural and spiritual significance of architecture, landscape and design rather than treating buildings as isolated objects.
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