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| image = [[File:Lisa Rochon.jpg|thumb|Lisa Rochon, 2024]]
| image = [[File:Lisa Rochon.jpg|thumb|Lisa Rochon, 2024]]
| occupation = Author, Urban Designer
| occupation = Author, Urban Designer
| notable_works = Hundreds of national “City Space” columns published in The Globe and Mail newspaper.
| notable_works = Hundreds of national “City Space” columns published (Globe and Mail, 2000-2013).
Up North, Where Canada’s Architecture Meets the Land.
Up North, Where Canada’s Architecture Meets the Land (Key Porter, 2005).
Tuscan Daughter (Harper Collins, 2021)
Tuscan Daughter (Harper Collins, 2021)
| awards = Two-time winner of the National Newspaper Awards (2005 & 2006), Nominated in 2007 (Canada’s equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize).
| awards = Two-time winner of the National Newspaper Awards (2005 & 2006), Nominated in 2007 (Canada’s equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize).
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| children = Geneviève, Alexander, Hannah and Dylan
| children = Geneviève, Alexander, Hannah and Dylan
| birth_place = Oakville, Canada
| birth_place = Oakville, Canada
| education = B.A. Honours in Journalism & French, Carleton University
| education = B.A. Honours Journalism & French, Carleton University
B.A. International Relations
B.A. International Relations, Science Po
B.A. Modern Art
B.A. Modern Art, L'Ecole du Louvre
M.A. in Urban Design Studies, University of Toronto
M.A. Urban Design Studies, University of Toronto
| alma_mater = Carleton University, University of Toronto, Sciences Po, L’Ecole du Louvre
}}
}}
Lisa Rochon is a bestselling Canadian author, an award-winning architecture critic, and a city builder. She generates ideas daily. Some of them work out.
Lisa Rochon is a bestselling Canadian author, an award-winning architecture critic, and a city builder. She generates ideas daily. Some of them work out.


== Early Life and Education ==
== Early Life and Education ==
Lisa was born and raised in [[Oakville, Ontario]] before her family moved to [[Cabbagetown, Toronto]].
Lisa was born and raised in [[Oakville, Ontario]] before her family moved to [[Cabbagetown, Toronto]]. As a child, she attended Maple Grove Elementary School where her story writing began in Grade 2.

As a child, she attended Maple Grove Elementary School where her story writing began in Grade 2. One of her stories went like this:

A girl and a boy.

She asked, Why?

He answered her like this—because.

He said, Why?

She said, because.


== Career ==
== Career ==
For more than a decade, as the award-winning architecture critic for [[The Globe and Mail|The Globe and Mail newspaper]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-05-11 |title=Globe wins four National Newspaper Awards |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/globe-wins-four-national-newspaper-awards/article1076210/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref>, Lisa defended and championed the cause of inspired, innovative architecture from Toronto to Mumbai, Copenhagen and New York. She has contributed cultural commentary in English and French to [[CBC Radio]] and Radio Canada. She has organized conferences such as Revell Toronto Helsinki (2010) and contributed numerous essays and articles for books and journals such as Alphabet City (MIT Press), Canadian Architect, Architectural Record (NYC), and The Brick and has taught courses about the history of architecture at the [[University of Otago]] (Dunedin, New Zealand) and, following 9/11, launched a graduate seminar “Post-Crisis Scenarios” at [[University of Toronto]]’s Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. She has delivered many public lectures about architecture, place vs placelessness and spoken about her own literary fiction for the Arts and Letters Club, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Heliconian Club and in NYC following the death of urban activist [[Jane Jacobs]]. One of her career highlights was working alongside Jane to lead the citizen lobby to try to stop the demolition of the [[Ontario Place]] revolving outdoor amphitheatre (1971) designed by [[Eberhard Zeidler (architect)|Eberhard Zeidler]]. Another was travelling to Dhaka, Bangladesh during an unexpected state of emergency to experience the National Assembly by [[Louis Kahn]] wandering its monumental spaces during a power black-out.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-10-06 |title=A modern fortress, as light as transcendence |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/a-modern-fortress-as-light-as-transcendence/article18146788/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref> She has signed books across Canada and (for the Italian version of ''Tuscan Daughter'') in Milan and Florence.
For more than a decade, as the award-winning architecture critic for [[The Globe and Mail|The Globe and Mail newspaper]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-05-11 |title=Globe wins four National Newspaper Awards |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/globe-wins-four-national-newspaper-awards/article1076210/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref>, Lisa defended and championed the cause of inspired, innovative architecture from Toronto to Mumbai, Copenhagen and New York. She has contributed cultural commentary in English and French to [[CBC Radio]] and Radio Canada. She has organized conferences such as Revell Toronto Helsinki (2010) and contributed numerous essays and articles for books and journals such as Alphabet City (MIT Press), Canadian Architect, Architectural Record (NYC), and The Brick and has taught courses about the history of architecture at the [[University of Otago]] (Dunedin, New Zealand) and, following 9/11, launched a graduate seminar “Post-Crisis Scenarios” at [[University of Toronto]]’s Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. '''She travelled across Canada to experience all of the buildings in her non-fiction book <nowiki>''</nowiki>Up North, Where Canada's Architecture Meets the Land<nowiki>''</nowiki> (Key Porter, 2005) that argues passionately for the significance and unique genius loci of modern Canadian architecture'''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Berridge |first=Joe |date=April, 2006 |title=Wood, Glass and Stone |journal=Literary Review of Canada}}</ref> She has delivered many public lectures about architecture, place vs placelessness and spoken about her own literary fiction for the Arts and Letters Club, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Heliconian Club and in NYC following the death of urban activist [[Jane Jacobs]]. One of her career highlights was working alongside Jane to lead the citizen lobby to try to stop the demolition of the [[Ontario Place]] revolving outdoor amphitheatre (1971) designed by [[Eberhard Zeidler (architect)|Eberhard Zeidler]]. Another was travelling to Dhaka, Bangladesh during an unexpected state of emergency to experience the National Assembly by [[Louis Kahn]] wandering its monumental spaces during a power black-out.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-10-06 |title=A modern fortress, as light as transcendence |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/a-modern-fortress-as-light-as-transcendence/article18146788/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref> She has signed books across Canada and (for the Italian version of ''Tuscan Daughter'') in Milan and Florence.


[[HarperCollins|Harper Collins]] signed Lisa for her forthcoming novel about a monumental theft, cruelty and love set in 20th-century Paris. Publishing date: 2026.
[[HarperCollins|Harper Collins]] signed Lisa for her forthcoming novel about a monumental theft, cruelty and love set in 20th-century Paris. Publishing date: 2026.
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In June, 2024, she launched Tuscan Creative Lab, a multi-disciplinary artists’ residency set within an olive grove near Siena and Florence. Inaugural guests include the acclaimed violinist Isabella Perron (Toronto) and the innovative lighting artist Jason Krugman (Brooklyn).
In June, 2024, she launched Tuscan Creative Lab, a multi-disciplinary artists’ residency set within an olive grove near Siena and Florence. Inaugural guests include the acclaimed violinist Isabella Perron (Toronto) and the innovative lighting artist Jason Krugman (Brooklyn).


She has served as a Nominator for the International Aga Khan Award in Architecture for the 14th cycle (2017 - 2019). As design jury chair for the international competition, Winter Stations, she helped to  organize the temporary pop-up reinventions of the lifeguard stands along the eastern beaches from 2015  – 2018. Lisa served as a board member on the Fort York Foundation, advocating for the 43-acre urban oasis and birthplace of Toronto. In 2012, she co-founded The Friends of the Beach Parks to enhance and animate the parks along the eastern beaches in Toronto. In response to [[Black Lives Matter]] and the cries among Indigenous people to be heard, she co-produced Red Embers, a series of 13 cedar gates featuring large banners by Indigenous women artists from across Turtle Island.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beya |first=Christiane |date=2019-07-02 |title=Red Embers Public Art Installation Transforms Toronto’s Allan Gardens |url=https://www.canadianarchitect.com/red-embers-public-art-installation-transforms-torontos-allan-gardens/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Canadian Architect |language=en-US}}</ref> As well, she co-produced major wall murals within the historic Leuty Boathouse in the eastern Beaches painted by the celebrated artists [[Chief Lady Bird]] and Jacquie Comrie.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shackleton |first=Al |date=2021-09-07 |title=Art reinvention planned for walls of the Leuty Boathouse this week |url=https://beachmetro.com/2021/09/07/art-reinvention-planned-for-walls-of-the-leuty-boathouse-this-week/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Beach Metro Community News |language=en-US}}</ref>
She has served as a Nominator for the International Aga Khan Award in Architecture for the 14th cycle (2017 - 2019). As design jury chair for the international competition, Winter Stations, she helped to  organize the temporary pop-up reinventions of the lifeguard stands along the eastern beaches from 2015  – 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carodine |first=Victoria |date=2017-01-11 |title=Toronto’s 2017 Winter Stations Design Competition Winners Revealed |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/torontos-2017-winter-stations-design-competition-winners-revealed_o |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Architect Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Metro |first=Beach |date=2016-01-29 |title=Get ready to celebrate the cold with Winter Stations |url=https://beachmetro.com/2016/01/29/get-ready-to-celebrate-the-cold-with-winter-stations/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Beach Metro Community News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-02 |title=8 Projects Selected to Transform Toronto's Beachfront in the 2017 Winter Stations Design Competition |url=https://www.archdaily.com/804603/8-projects-selected-to-transform-torontos-beachfront-in-the-2017-winter-stations-design-competition |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=ArchDaily |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Shannon |date=2017-01-16 |title=Winners of third annual Winter Stations Design Competition announced |url=https://www.canadianarchitect.com/winners-winter-stations-design-competition/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Canadian Architect |language=en-US}}</ref> Lisa served as a board member on the Fort York Foundation, advocating for the 43-acre urban oasis and birthplace of Toronto. In 2012, she co-founded The Friends of the Beach Parks to enhance and animate the parks along the eastern beaches in Toronto. In response to [[Black Lives Matter]] and the cries among Indigenous people to be heard, she co-produced Red Embers, a series of 13 cedar gates featuring large banners by Indigenous women artists from across Turtle Island.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beya |first=Christiane |date=2019-07-02 |title=Red Embers Public Art Installation Transforms Toronto’s Allan Gardens |url=https://www.canadianarchitect.com/red-embers-public-art-installation-transforms-torontos-allan-gardens/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Canadian Architect |language=en-US}}</ref> As well, she co-produced major wall murals within the historic Leuty Boathouse in the eastern Beaches painted by the celebrated artists [[Chief Lady Bird]] and Jacquie Comrie.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shackleton |first=Al |date=2021-09-07 |title=Art reinvention planned for walls of the Leuty Boathouse this week |url=https://beachmetro.com/2021/09/07/art-reinvention-planned-for-walls-of-the-leuty-boathouse-this-week/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Beach Metro Community News |language=en-US}}</ref>

Lisa holds an M.A. in Urban Design Studies from the [[University of Toronto]]. Before that, she studied international relations at [[Sciences Po]] in Paris and modern art at L’Ecole du Louvre. Her honours degree in journalism and French was completed at [[Carleton University]], Ottawa.  


Since 2010, her achievements have been chronicled in the Canadian [[Who's Who|WHO'S WHO]].
Since 2010, her achievements have been chronicled in the Canadian [[Who's Who|WHO'S WHO]].

Revision as of 17:36, 27 May 2024

Lisa Rochon
Lisa Rochon, 2024
BornOakville, Canada
OccupationAuthor, Urban Designer
NationalityCanadian
EducationB.A. Honours Journalism & French, Carleton University

B.A. International Relations, Science Po B.A. Modern Art, L'Ecole du Louvre

M.A. Urban Design Studies, University of Toronto
Notable worksHundreds of national “City Space” columns published (Globe and Mail, 2000-2013).

Up North, Where Canada’s Architecture Meets the Land (Key Porter, 2005).

Tuscan Daughter (Harper Collins, 2021)
Notable awardsTwo-time winner of the National Newspaper Awards (2005 & 2006), Nominated in 2007 (Canada’s equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize). Recipient of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Award for Journalism.
PartnerJohn Terry
ChildrenGeneviève, Alexander, Hannah and Dylan
Website
https://lisarochon.ca/

Lisa Rochon is a bestselling Canadian author, an award-winning architecture critic, and a city builder. She generates ideas daily. Some of them work out.

Early Life and Education

Lisa was born and raised in Oakville, Ontario before her family moved to Cabbagetown, Toronto. As a child, she attended Maple Grove Elementary School where her story writing began in Grade 2.

Career

For more than a decade, as the award-winning architecture critic for The Globe and Mail newspaper[1], Lisa defended and championed the cause of inspired, innovative architecture from Toronto to Mumbai, Copenhagen and New York. She has contributed cultural commentary in English and French to CBC Radio and Radio Canada. She has organized conferences such as Revell Toronto Helsinki (2010) and contributed numerous essays and articles for books and journals such as Alphabet City (MIT Press), Canadian Architect, Architectural Record (NYC), and The Brick and has taught courses about the history of architecture at the University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand) and, following 9/11, launched a graduate seminar “Post-Crisis Scenarios” at University of Toronto’s Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. She travelled across Canada to experience all of the buildings in her non-fiction book ''Up North, Where Canada's Architecture Meets the Land'' (Key Porter, 2005) that argues passionately for the significance and unique genius loci of modern Canadian architecture.[2] She has delivered many public lectures about architecture, place vs placelessness and spoken about her own literary fiction for the Arts and Letters Club, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Heliconian Club and in NYC following the death of urban activist Jane Jacobs. One of her career highlights was working alongside Jane to lead the citizen lobby to try to stop the demolition of the Ontario Place revolving outdoor amphitheatre (1971) designed by Eberhard Zeidler. Another was travelling to Dhaka, Bangladesh during an unexpected state of emergency to experience the National Assembly by Louis Kahn wandering its monumental spaces during a power black-out.[3] She has signed books across Canada and (for the Italian version of Tuscan Daughter) in Milan and Florence.

Harper Collins signed Lisa for her forthcoming novel about a monumental theft, cruelty and love set in 20th-century Paris. Publishing date: 2026.

Between 2016 and 2019, Lisa served as chair of the international architecture selection committee and design director for the Canadian Canoe Museum[4].

In 2018, she joined the McEwen International Advisory Board for Canada’s newest school of architecture.[5]

In May, 2024, she announced the Lisa Rochon Bursary Scholarship for newly accepted female or Indigenous students beginning an undergraduate program at McEwen School of Architecture.

In June, 2024, she launched Tuscan Creative Lab, a multi-disciplinary artists’ residency set within an olive grove near Siena and Florence. Inaugural guests include the acclaimed violinist Isabella Perron (Toronto) and the innovative lighting artist Jason Krugman (Brooklyn).

She has served as a Nominator for the International Aga Khan Award in Architecture for the 14th cycle (2017 - 2019). As design jury chair for the international competition, Winter Stations, she helped to  organize the temporary pop-up reinventions of the lifeguard stands along the eastern beaches from 2015  – 2018.[6][7][8][9] Lisa served as a board member on the Fort York Foundation, advocating for the 43-acre urban oasis and birthplace of Toronto. In 2012, she co-founded The Friends of the Beach Parks to enhance and animate the parks along the eastern beaches in Toronto. In response to Black Lives Matter and the cries among Indigenous people to be heard, she co-produced Red Embers, a series of 13 cedar gates featuring large banners by Indigenous women artists from across Turtle Island.[10] As well, she co-produced major wall murals within the historic Leuty Boathouse in the eastern Beaches painted by the celebrated artists Chief Lady Bird and Jacquie Comrie.[11]

Since 2010, her achievements have been chronicled in the Canadian WHO'S WHO.

Awards and Nominations

Award Year Result
National Newspaper Awards (Canada's equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize) 2015 Won
National Newspaper Awards 2016 Won
National Newspaper Awards 2017 Nominated (Lost)
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Award for Journalism Won
  1. ^ "Globe wins four National Newspaper Awards". The Globe and Mail. 2007-05-11. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  2. ^ Berridge, Joe (April, 2006). "Wood, Glass and Stone". Literary Review of Canada. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "A modern fortress, as light as transcendence". The Globe and Mail. 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  4. ^ "Canadian Canoe Museum's new home is designed to 'pull you outside'". The Globe and Mail. 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  5. ^ "Identity". McEwen School of Architecture. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  6. ^ Carodine, Victoria (2017-01-11). "Toronto's 2017 Winter Stations Design Competition Winners Revealed". Architect Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  7. ^ Metro, Beach (2016-01-29). "Get ready to celebrate the cold with Winter Stations". Beach Metro Community News. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  8. ^ "8 Projects Selected to Transform Toronto's Beachfront in the 2017 Winter Stations Design Competition". ArchDaily. 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  9. ^ Moore, Shannon (2017-01-16). "Winners of third annual Winter Stations Design Competition announced". Canadian Architect. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  10. ^ Beya, Christiane (2019-07-02). "Red Embers Public Art Installation Transforms Toronto's Allan Gardens". Canadian Architect. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  11. ^ Shackleton, Al (2021-09-07). "Art reinvention planned for walls of the Leuty Boathouse this week". Beach Metro Community News. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

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