Gregory Henriquez

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Gregory Henriquez
Born1963 (1963)
Alma mater Carleton University, McGill University
OccupationArchitect
SpouseDeborah Katz
PracticeHenriquez Partners Architects
Projects Woodward's Redevelopment
Design Mirvish Village in Toronto $5b Oakridge Centre Redevelopment in Vancouver
Website henriquezpartners.com

Gregory Henriquez RCA (born 1963) is a Canadian architect who has designed community-based mixed-use residential, commercial and institutional projects in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary and Seattle. He is the managing principal of Henriquez Partners Architects with studios located in Vancouver and more recently Toronto.

Background

Henriquez was born in 1963, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to artist/educator Carol Aaron and architect/artist Richard Henriquez. He received a bachelor's degree in architecture from Carleton University and studied in the history and theory master's program at McGill University, in both programs under Alberto Perez-Gomez. He joined his father's studio after completing his architectural education in 1989, and became its managing partner in 2005. [1]

Among other projects, Henriquez was involved in the redevelopment of the Woodward's Building, which at $475 million, was at the time (2004-2010), one of the biggest single site developments in Vancouver history. [2] He negotiated with the City of Vancouver on behalf of the developer and consulted with community groups to maintain the project's financial feasibility and meet the neighbourhood's social requirements. [3]

In his books Towards an Ethical Architecture (2006), Body Heat (2010), Citizen City (2016), Ghetto: Sanctuary for Sale (2021) and How can we live together? (2024) Henriquez discusses the role of the architect in society, and explores the place of ethics, activism and social justice within contemporary practice. [4]

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References

  1. Jordan, David (June 9, 2010). "Gregory Henriquez: Vancouver's Ethical Architect". BCBusiness. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  2. Baker, Linda (November 24, 2009). "Redevelopment Project Doubles as Social Experiment" . The New York Times. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. Pérez-Gómez, Alberto; Grabowski, Christopher; Grdadolnik, Helena; Green, Jim; So, May (2006). Towards an Ethical Architecture: Issues Within the Work of Gregory Henriquez. Vancouver: Blueimprint. p. 161. ISBN   978-1-894965-50-7. OCLC   70675999.[ self-published source ]
  4. Chodikoff, Ian (February 2007). "An Ethical Plan". Canadian Architect. p. 1938.[ dead link ]
    - Cotten Gould, Marya; Henriquez, Gregory; Enright, Robert (2016). Citizen City: Vancouver's Henriquez Partners Challenges Architects to Engage in Partnerships that Advance Cultural Sustainability. Blueimprint. ISBN   978-1-897476-80-2. OCLC   964699080.[ self-published source ]