Phyllis Lambert, 86, announced Wednesday she is retiring as chair of the board of trustees of the museum and research centre she founded in 1979.
A tireless defender of Montreal’s built heritage, Lambert has taken an active role in every major urban planning debate in the city in the last four decades, from redeveloping the Old Port to protecting Mount Royal.
— Montreal Gazette
Phyllis Lambert, founder of the Canadian Centre for Architecture, is stepping down as chairperson. She had also served as Director of the CCA until 1999. Toronto architect Bruce Kuwabara will succeed her as chair of the world-renowned museum and research center.
Before becoming an architect in the 1960s, Lambert established herself as Director of Planning for the Seagram Building, where she was responsible for hiring Ludwig Mies van der Rohe as the designer. She recently published a book, Building Seagram, chronicling the experience.
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Sad but she's had an amazing influence in her life. Hope she enjoys some time off!
Phyllis Lambert, an incredible dynamic woman. Architect and preservationist. My ex shared a cab with her in Montreal and talked Mies ( a mutual interest) , Montreal Art Deco and of course books. CCA published many excellent book. Lambert was also a supporter of ARLIS, the Architecture and Art librarian association. She was the host for an ARLIS convention in Montreal.
Everyone knows the story about her and Mies, and her role in Seagrams. More important, I think for her, was her role in the preservation of historic Montreal. A great lady.
She's leaving an amazing legacy. Her Canadian Centre for Architecture building showed we could work with-in historical contexts as well as standing apart from them. A great inspiration. I wish there where more of her.
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