Peter W. Hamilton BArch ( Toronto ), MArch (Harvard), OAA, FRAIC, AIA, NCARB, RCA

Professional

Principal Peter Hamilton A R C H I T E C T S

Member of the Ontario Association of Architects since 1969
Fellow Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Member American Institute of Architects
Member National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
Member (former Councilor) Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Member Accreditation Board for the Commonwealth
Association of Architects, for the University of
Waterloo School of Architecture 1982
Member Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Mission to China 1983
Past Member University of Toronto Alumni Association
Varsity Fund and Council of School of Architecture
Member Faculty Council University of Toronto
Past Member Board of City of Toronto Sculpture Garden

Academic
Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Master in Architecture 1969
University of Toronto School of Architecture, Bachelor in Architecture 1963

Teaching/Community
Instructor Ryerson University Interior Design IRT 201 Fall 2003
Design Studio Ryerson University Faculty of Architecture 2002-2003
Design Studio University of Toronto Faculty of Architecture
Adjunct Assistant Professor 1972-1999
Design Studio University of Waterloo School of Architecture
Member of Jury Ontario Masons Award
Member of Jury 13th Annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit
Member of Jury ARIDO Design Awards 1988
Member of Jury Agnes Etherington Art Gallery , Queen's University 1994
Member of Jury Ontario Concrete Awards 2003

Personal Awards
First Prize Jyväskyla New Town Competition 1964
Design Prize Canadian Pittsburgh Industries 1962
Traveling Scholarship American Standard Products 1962
Edee Nomination Design for a Child's Chair 1969
University of Toronto Modern Chandelier in Entrance to Faculty of
Listed Works of Art Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Arbor Award University of Toronto 1990

Languages French and English

AWARDS IN ARCHITECTURE
Canadian Housing Design Council Award 1974
City of Toronto , Historic Preservation Award for the Pollock Gallery 1975
Ontario Association of Architects Award for the Millcroft Inn* 1977
Heritage Canada National Award of Honour* 1978
*with Hamilton Ridgely Bennett Architects
Habitation Space International Award 1979
City of Toronto Historic Board Award for 361 King Street East 1985
Canadian Architect Yearbook Finalist for
Harbourfront Pedestrian Bridge 1987
Clay Brick Association of Canada Design Award for
Malvern Collegiate Institute 1987
Ontario Association of Architects Design Award for
103 Dupont Street 1991

Exhibitions of Work of the Office
OKanada Exhibition
Akademie der Künste , Berlin 1983
le Nouveau Nouveau monde Exhibition
Paris , Toulouse , Barcelona , Milan , Frankfurt , Berlin 1987
Royal Canadian Academy Exhibition
Inauguration of Academy House, Toronto 1987
le Corbusier Reconsidered Exhibition
University of Toronto 1987
Ballenford Books and Gallery, Toronto 1989
Restatements and Realizations Exhibition
University of Toronto 1991
Pot Pourri: a Medley of Architecture and Design
Maison d'Etre, First Canadian Place , Toronto 1992
20 x twenty: Homes by Toronto Architects
Queen's Quay Terminal, Toronto 1993
20 x twenty IV
Queen's Quay Terminal, Toronto 1994
The Glass Architecture Project (Glass Frame Sculpture with Jeff Goodman)
Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo 1996
The Glass Architecture Project (Glass Frame Sculpture with Jeff Goodman)
Design Exchange, Toronto 1997

Art Galleries/ Museums Experience
334-336 Dundas Street West, Toronto
CNE Art Gallery Project*
Gallery Danielli*
Gallery Pascal, Toronto*
Listowel Public Library
Markham District Historical Museum, Markham*
Ontario Crafts Council (Canadian Guild of Crafts ), Toronto
Pascal Gallery*
Penetanguishene Centennial Museum, Penetanguishene*
Pollock Art Gallery, Toronto*
Malvern Collegiate Institute Library and Cafeteria, Toronto
* Museums or Art Galleries

Critical Reviews

Citation of O.A.A. Jury for Design of the Millcroft Inn:
Recycled Buildings win top Architectural Awards
On the Millcroft Inn project the Jury said that tranquility and wholesomeness best described the accomplishment of this fine development and that the architects were to be commended as much for the perception of the project as for the specific architecture and carefully executed detail.
O.A.A. Press Release December 9 1977.

Citation from Heritage Canada for the National Award of Honour
For an outstanding contribution to heritage conservation in Canada. The jury cited the architects for the imagination and taste they displayed in taking advantage both of the building's architecture and unique surroundings
Heritage Canada October 1978

George Banz , architect in "Symbolism and Style in Housing":
When handled with sensitivity, as in a recent design by Peter Hamilton in Toronto, the language of modern masters for an instant regains its richness.
Canadian Architect, August 1978.

Maclean's Magazine, " High tech is simply a steel ":
...architect Peter Hamilton, whose design of a high- tech house, was recently voted one of the most beautiful in Toronto.
December 11 1978.

The Future of Canadian Architecture by Anthony Jackson:
Two works by Peter Hamilton published in this critical treatise.
Library of Canadian Architecture 1979.

Gerard Faure on Peter Hamilton in Architectes Architecture:
...il porte allègrement 17 ans d'une experience et d'une pratique extrêmement sures dans les réalizations vouées aux loisirs.Notamment les bibliothèques, qui à Toronto, quartier après quartier, sont parmi les plus belles, les plus agréables et les mieux conçues du monde. ...il est, si l'on peut dire plus..."ludique", champêtre que bien d'autres. ...la Nature, si chère aux Canadiens y trouve toujours son compte.
Juillet - août 1987.

Adele Freedman in the Globe and Mail:
...The same degree of thoughtfulness has been applied to another recent project, a residence in Willowdale, Hamilton has been free to compose a symphony. The house is remarkable for its subtle orchestration of space, light and materials.The Globe and Mail February 27 1987

Adele Freedman profile Site Lines:
From Hamilton, savvy modernist, we have learned to expect handsome, flowing, light-filled spaces. Characteristically, his architecture leans toward simple forms, white interiors and sophisticated use of industrial elements and materials: few can match his way with glass block .
The Globe and Mail March 25 1989

O.A.A. jury comments on 103 Dupont Street:
The adaptive reuse of a residential building for a graphic design studio is remarkable for both its urban integration and for its high graphic impact. Using modest materials and simple forms, consistent with the often two-dimensional scope of graphic design, the architecture explores flat and seemingly folded surface projections to maximum effect.
Canadian Building, April/May 1991.

Trisse Loxley article: “Modern Living”
To shake up the old rules of modern style, a few unexpected elements are tossed in. A kitchen at the front, a lowered library floor, throughout the living library and second floor, medium density fibreboard was laid, the library's floating shelves with hidden supports form a clean studious at-home work space.
Style at Home October 1997.