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Graham Livesey was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He initially enrolled in the Civil Engineering program at the University of New Brunswick (1978-1979) before transferring to the McGill University School of Architecture, receiving his Bachelor of Science Architecture in 1982. He also received his Bachelor of Architecture (1984) and Master of Architecture (1991) from the McGill University School of Architecture. Livesey completed his doctorate at the Faculty of Architecture, Technical University Delft, Deflt School of Design, The Netherlands (2013).
Livesey was appointed Assistant Professor, Architecture Program, Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary in 1991, Associate Professor (1997), and Professor (2012). He has also served as Director of the Architecture Program (2000-2006), and Associate Dean (Academic - Architecture) from 2009-2010, and from 2015 to present. He teaches in the areas of design, architectural history, and urban design theory, and conducts research in modern architecture and contemporary urbanism.
In his professional practice, Livesey worked in Montreal with Arcop Associates (1984-1987), Rick Mather Architects (1988-1990), and Eugenio Carelli, Architecte (Atelier Domino) (1990-1991). Livesey partnered as principal with David A. Down at Down + Livesey Architects in Calgary (1995-2004), was an associate at Special Snowflake Design (2007-2009), and now has his own practice of Graham Livesey, Designer (2004-present).
Livesey has written three books and numerous essays, was the Architectural Expert Advisor for The Canadian Encyclopedia (2003-2010), on the editorial board of the Journal of Architectural Education (2009-2013) and served as Interim Executive Editor (2012-2013). He is currently serving as Regional Correspondent, for Canadian Architect (2014-current).