Eberhard Zeidler

Eberhard Heinrich Zeidler O.C., O.Ont. (born January 11, 1926 in Germany) is a Canadian architect. He studied at the Bauhaus, Weimar, Germany, and the Technische Hochschule, Karlsruhe, Germany.

Zeidler immigrated to Canada in 1951 and formed his first partnership with Blackwell and Craig of Peterborough, Ontario. He later went on to create a new firm, Zeidler Roberts Partnership/Architects in Toronto, and offices in Washington, London, Berlin, and West Palm Beach, Florida.

Portfolio

Zeidler's firm is famous for designing:

* Toronto Eaton Centre shopping mall in Toronto, Ontario 1977-1981 with Bregman + Hamann Architects
* McMaster University Health Science Centre 1972
* Ontario Place - A theme park in Toronto 1967-1971
* Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre in Edmonton, Alberta 1975-1986
* Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco, California 1980-1984
* redevelopment of the Queen's Quay Terminal 1979-1983
* Canada Place (for Expo'86 in Vancouver, British Columbia)
* MediaPark in Cologne, Germany
* Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida
* North York Performing Arts Centre, North York, Ontario
* Mississauga Living Arts Centre, Mississauga
* Sick Children's Hospital Atrium, Toronto
* Rogers Office Campus, Toronto, Ontario

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.

External links

* [http://www.artfact.com/features/viewArtist.cfm?artistRef=9LRYOUBX4T Artfact biography]
* [http://www.zeidlerpartnership.com/ Zeidler Partnership]
* [http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=F1ARTF0008774 Eberhard Zeidler - verso francais]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=101063 list of Zeidler Partnership developments]