Rod Robbie
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| Born |
September 15, 1928 Poole, England |
| Died | January 4, 2012 (aged 83) Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
| Practice | Robbie Young + Wright / IBI Group Architects |
| Buildings | Rogers Centre • Canadian Pavilion, Expo 67 |
Roderick "Rod" George Robbie, OC (September 15, 1928 – January 4, 2012) was a British-born Canadian architect and planner. He was known for his design of the Canadian Pavilion at Expo 67 and Toronto's Rogers Centre (SkyDome).
Born in Poole, England, Robbie was the Chairman Emeritus of Robbie Young + Wright / IBI Group Architects and was Partner-in-Charge on many of the firm’s largest and most complex projects. He achieved recognition as a result of his role as Architect of the Toronto SkyDome, now known as the Rogers Centre. He had expertise in programming and systems architecture combined with a detailed technical and practical understanding of high performance industrial and laboratory facilities. Educational facilities were a key component of his career with approximately 600 projects included in his extensive portfolio.
In 1989, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.
In 2001, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Dalhousie University.
In 2003, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada as "an architect known for his innovation."
After studying architecture and town planning at Regent Street Polytechnic School in London (now known as the University of Westminster) in post-war England, Robbie began his professional career with British Rail in 1951. When he emigrated to Ottawa, Canada in 1956 with his wife and infant daughter he worked initially for the Federal Government at Public Works. He left public service just weeks after arrival to enter the private sector with the firm of Belcourt & Blair. In 1959 he became an associate at Peter Dickinson Associates leading such projects as the New Town at Frobisher Bay (now Iqaluit).
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