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Williams, W. F.
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William Frederick Williams (1904-1947) was born in Melbourne, Australia, on March 29, 1904. He studied at Melbourne University and then moved to the United States in 1927. He worked as an architect in Chicago, New York, Montreal, and London, England, before settling in Nelson, B.C. in 1934. Williams designed numerous buildings in the B.C. interior over the next twelve years. In 1938 he was the winner of the competition for the Canadian Building at the New York World’s Fair. His modernist design for the pavilion beat out 155 entries from across Canada and brought him international recognition. He was recognized by the mayor of New York with Honorary Citizenship in 1940. Williams died on 20 December 1947 in Nelson, B.C. His wife Ilsa J. F. Williams carried on his architectural practice and then the firm was passed onto David P. Fairbank in 1950.
See Williams, William Frederick. The Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950. http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/node/2417. Retrieved March 25, 2024.