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Eberhard Zeidler (architect)

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Eberhard Zeidler
Born
Eberhard Heinrich Zeidler

(1926-01-11) January 11, 1926 (age 98)
OccupationArchitect
AwardsOrder of Canada
Order of Ontario
PracticeZeidler Partnership Architects
BuildingsToronto Eaton Centre, Ontario Place

Eberhard Heinrich Zeidler, OC OOnt (born January 11, 1926) is a Canadian architect. He studied at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, East Germany and then at the Technische Hochschule, Karlsruhe, West Germany.

Zeidler was born in Germany. He immigrated to Canada in 1951 and joined the firm with Blackwell and Craig of Peterborough, Ontario. In 1963, he moved to Toronto, and the firm became Craig, Zeidler and Strong until 1975. Eb Zeidler continues to go to work daily as a Senior Partner Emeritus at the firm, now called, Zeidler Partnership Architects, in Toronto. The firm also has offices in Calgary, Victoria, BC, London, Berlin, Beijing, and Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Portfolio

Interior of the Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto, designed by E. H. Zeidler. The flock of birds is a sculpture called Flightstop, a work by the Canadian artist Michael Snow.

More prominent projects by Zeidler's firm include:

In 1984, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He has also received the Order of Ontario. He won a medal from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 1986.

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