Archinect - News2024-05-12T23:03:23-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150374044/acclaimed-canadian-landscape-architect-claude-cormier-has-died-aged-63
Acclaimed Canadian landscape architect Claude Cormier has died aged 63 Josh Niland2023-09-18T20:10:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6d/6d03556c5e7f566cc5e0eef2c71f7cf9.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Canadian landscape architect Claude Cormier, a deeply admired figure within the country’s design community, passed away on September 15th at the age of 63 following a battle with cancer, the CBC and other outlets reported over the weekend. </p>
<p>The founder of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150374050/ccxa" target="_blank">CCxA</a> was behind many of the country’s most beloved public spaces, parks, and memorial designs, including Toronto’s Berczy Park, downtown Montreal’s new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150346706/renewed-modernist-esplanade-place-ville-marie-opens-in-montreal" target="_blank">The Ring installation</a>, and the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/354803/national-holocaust-monument" target="_blank">National Holocaust Monument</a> in Ottawa. A <a href="https://ccxa.ca/en/" target="_blank">statement</a> from the firm credited him as being a “great visionary who influenced us in surprising and powerful ways, thanks to the creative force and joie de vivre he brought to all our lives.” </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ef/efaad4f8bc184cd2ed6600eaa2be54f0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ef/efaad4f8bc184cd2ed6600eaa2be54f0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The RIng, Montreal. Photo: David Boyer Photographe Inc.</figcaption></figure><p>Born and raised in Quebec, Cormier studied at the <a href="https://archinect.com/daniels" target="_blank">University of Toronto</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/harvard" target="_blank">Harvard GSD</a> before entering practice in Montreal in 1993. Over the years, Cormier’s work received more than 100 separate awards and honors, including being named to the prestigious Ordre Natio...</p>