Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1959-1979 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
ca. 6,000 drawings and other material
20 cm of textual records (2018.59)
53 cm of photographic material (2019.26)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Canadian architect. Raymond Moriyama was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, October 11, 1929. He received his B.Arch. from the University of Toronto in 1954, and his M.Arch. from McGill University in 1957. He married Sachiko Miyauchi in 1954 and they have five children. Moriyama has been in private practice since 1958, partnering with Ted Teshima in 1969. He is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (1970), a Member of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts (1973), and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London (1970).
Awards include: Massey Medal for Architecture, 1961; Canadian Architects Yearbook Award, 1968; Pre-stressed Concrete Institute Award, 1969; Citizen's Award, 1974; Massey Medal for Planning, 1976; Japan Foundation Award, 1977; Canadian Architect Award of Excellence, 1979; OMRC Award of Excellence, 1979, 1981; Stelco Design Award, 1980; Urban Design Award, 1982; Governor General's Medal for Architecture, 1982.
Moriyama died September 1, 2023.
Repository
Archival history
Acquired by donation in 1977, 1984, and 2019.
Moriyama, Raymond, 1929-
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of drawings, microfilm, slides, correspondence, office files, photographic material, and an architectural model of the architectural practice of Raymond Moriyama, 1959-1979. Significant projects include Japanese-Canadian Cultural Centre, North York, ON; Scarborough Town Centre, Scarborough, ON; Ontario Science Centre, North York, ON; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Further accruals expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Also includes 19.2 m of textual records, 21 microfilm reels (16 mm), 2 microfilm reels (35 mm), and 1 model.
Note
Includes record nos: 24A/77.74, 202A/84.21
Note
Title based on contents of fonds.