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'{{Short description|German-Canadian architect (1926–2022)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox architect | birth_name = Eberhard Heinrich Zeidler | image = | image_size = <!-- if image is smaller than 250px --> | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|1|11|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Braunsdorf]], [[Free State of Thuringia|Thuringia]], Germany | death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|01|07|1926|1|11|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Toronto]], Canada | nationality = | alma_mater = | occupation = | influences = | influenced = | practice = [[Zeidler Partnership Architects]] | significant_buildings = [[Toronto Eaton Centre]]<br/>[[Ontario Place]] | significant_projects = | significant_design = | honorific_suffix= {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|OOnt}}}} '''Eberhard Heinrich Zeidler''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|OOnt}} (January 11, 1926 – January 7, 2022) was a German-Canadian architect. He designed iconic structures and landmarks in Canada and internationally, most notably in [[Toronto]]. These included the [[Toronto Eaton Centre]], [[Ontario Place]], [[Toronto Centre for the Arts]], as well as redevelopments of the [[Queen's Quay Terminal]] and the [[Gladstone Hotel (Toronto)|Gladstone Hotel]]. His firm also designed [[Canada Place]] in Vancouver for [[Expo 86]]. ==Early life== Zeidler was born in [[Braunsdorf]], Germany, on January 11, 1926.<ref name=Historica>{{cite encyclopedia|last=McMordie|first=Michael|editor-last=|editor-first=|encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia|title=Eberhard Zeidler|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/eberhard-heinrich-zeidler|date=May 20, 2008|access-date=January 9, 2022|volume=|publisher=Historica Canada|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109133033/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/eberhard-heinrich-zeidler|archive-date=January 9, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> He served in the [[Kriegsmarine|German navy]] during [[World War II]].<ref name=Historica/><ref name="Agnihotri TOR">{{cite news|title=Renowned architect Eb Zeidler left his mark on Toronto|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/01/07/renowned-architect-eb-zeidler-left-his-mark-on-toronto.html|first=Ashima|last=Agnihotri|date=January 7, 2022|accessdate=January 9, 2022|newspaper=Toronto Star}}</ref> He was instructed under the influence of the [[Bauhaus]] school in [[Weimar]] and the [[Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe]]. He fled [[East Germany]] and worked in the office established by Emanuel Lindner, his former professor. There, he constructed several factories and medical buildings.<ref name=Historica/> Zeidler subsequently immigrated to Canada in 1951.<ref name=Historica/><ref name="Agnihotri TOR"/> ==Career== Zeidler first joined an architectural firm with Blackwell and Craig in [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]], Ontario. He later relocated to [[Toronto]] in 1963 and worked for the firm became Craig, Zeidler and Strong until 1975.<ref name=Historica/><ref name="Agnihotri TOR"/> One of the essential elements of his early works is his employment of striking interior atrium space, which became widespread on an international level during the 1970s. Moreover, his experience in the Bauhaus school made him familiar with the technological matters in building design. These included structural and mechanical services (most notably, exposed air-handling [[Duct (flow)|ducts]]), as well as aspects that ease movement and communication.<ref name=Historica/> This was exemplified in the [[McMaster University Medical Centre|McMaster University Health Science Centre]], his breakthrough project,<ref name=Bozikovic>{{cite news|title=In Eb Zeidler's world, architecture is 'everything'|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/architecture/in-eb-zeidlers-world-architecture-is-everything/article15554908/|first=Alex|last=Bozikovic|date=November 23, 2013|access-date=January 9, 2022|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213185716/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/architecture/in-eb-zeidlers-world-architecture-is-everything/article15554908/|archive-date=December 13, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> which was meant to resemble a large [[construction set]] for children.<ref name=Historica/> The building utilized regular geometric building modules, coupled with glazed service and circulation towers, internally exposed steel [[truss]]es, ducts, and an automated materials delivery system.<ref name=Historica/><ref name=Bozikovic/> Most of Zeidler's structures were public buildings. He envisaged [[Toronto Eaton Centre]] – which opened on February 10, 1977<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Marsh|first=James H.|editor-last=|editor-first=|encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia|title=Toronto Feature: Eaton Centre|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/toronto-feature-eaton-centre|date=March 3, 2013|access-date=January 11, 2022|volume=|publisher=Historica Canada}}</ref> – to be an "interior street" instead of being simply a shopping mall.<ref name="CP obit">{{cite news|title=Canadian architect known for Vancouver's Canada Place, Toronto's Eaton Centre, has died|url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/canadian-architect-known-for-vancouver-s-canada-place-toronto-s-eaton-centre-has-died-1.5733448|date=January 9, 2022|access-date=January 11, 2022|publisher=CTV News|agency=The Canadian Press}}</ref> Two of the structures his firm designed for the [[University of Maryland Medical System]] in [[Baltimore]] were meant to connect the passing from the 20th to the 21st century. His later projects incorporated elements pertaining to [[sustainable development]]. For instance, the Student Learning Centre at [[Ryerson University]] (2015) featured a [[green roof]] and [[energy efficient lighting]] on the exterior. Likewise, [[The Bow (skyscraper)|The Bow]] in [[downtown Calgary]] employed an energy efficient glass facade, interior atria, and [[roof garden]]s.<ref name=Historica/> Zeidler rarely designed private residences, drawing up approximately 20 in his career, most notably the four-storey home in [[Rosedale, Toronto|Rosedale]] that he constructed for his family during the late 1960s.<ref name=Historica/><ref name=Ireland>{{cite news|title=Architect's vision of home|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/architects-vision-of-home/article4283997/|first=Carolyn|last=Ireland|date=August 6, 2009|access-date=January 9, 2022|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109145302/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/architects-vision-of-home/article4283997/|archive-date=January 9, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Zeidler officially retired in 2009, but continued to go to work daily as a senior partner emeritus at the firm, now called [[Zeidler Partnership Architects]], in Toronto.<ref name=Bozikovic/> The firm also has offices in [[Calgary]], [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria, BC]], London, Berlin, Beijing, and [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref name=Historica/> He also taught at the [[University of Toronto]] as a visiting lecturer and critic, before working as an [[adjunct professor]] from 1983 to 1995. He and his wife started a scholarship to assist architecture students at the university.<ref name="UT Daniels">{{cite news|title=Dr. Eberhard Zeidler and Mrs. Jane Zeidler recognized for their generosity|url=https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/news/2019/01/29/dr-eberhard-zeidler-and-mrs-jane-zeidler-recognized-their-generosity|date=January 29, 2019|access-date=January 9, 2022|publisher=John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design|location=University of Toronto}}</ref> Zeidler published his autobiography, ''Buildings Cities Life'', in 2013.<ref name="CP obit"/> ==Awards and honours== Zeidler was appointed an officer of the [[Order of Canada]] in June 1984 and invested four months later in October.<ref name=Historica/><ref>{{cite web|title=Mr. Eberhard H. Zeidler|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-14251|access-date=January 9, 2022|publisher=The Governor General of Canada}}</ref> He has also received the [[Order of Ontario]] that same year. He was conferred the gold medal of the [[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada]] in 1986.<ref name=Historica/> Three years later, he was granted an [[Honorary degree|honorary]] Doctor of Architecture by the University of Toronto.<ref name="UT Daniels"/> Zeidler was the recipient of the [[Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal]] (2002) and the [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Mr. Eberhard H. Zeidler|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/125-40301|access-date=January 9, 2022|publisher=The Governor General of Canada}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Eberhard H. Zeidler|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/126-105092|access-date=January 9, 2022|publisher=The Governor General of Canada}}</ref> The library and family reading room in the [[1 Spadina Crescent|Daniels Building]] – housing the [[John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design]] at the [[University of Toronto]] – is named in his honour.<ref name="UT Daniels"/> ==Personal life== Zeidler married Jane Zeidler in 1957.<ref name="Agnihotri TOR"/> They met while he was working in Peterborough,<ref name=Fulford>{{cite news|title=Fulford: Architect Eberhard Zeidler's autobiography is by his own design|url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/books/fulford-architect-eberhard-zeidlers-autobiography-is-by-his-own-design|first=Robert|last=Fulford|date=September 17, 2013|accessdate=January 9, 2022|newspaper=National Post|location=Toronto}}</ref> and remained married until his death.<ref name="Agnihotri TOR"/> Together, they had four children: Katie, Robert, Margie, and Christina.<ref name="Agnihotri TOR"/><ref name="UT Daniels/"<ref name=Ireland/> Zeidler died on January 7, 2022, in Toronto.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 10, 2022|title=Canadian architect Eberhard Zeidler dies, firm confirms|url=https://www.canadianarchitect.com/canadian-architect-eberhard-zeidler-dies-firm-confirms/|access-date=January 10, 2022|website=Canadian Architect|language=en-US}}</ref> He was 95 years old, and was four days shy of his 96th birthday and nineteen days shy of his 65th wedding anniversary.<ref name="Agnihotri TOR"/><ref name="CBC obit"/> ==Portfolio== [[Image:Toronto Eaton Centre 2021.jpg|thumb|Interior of the Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto, designed by E. H. Zeidler.]] Prominent projects by Zeidler's firm include: * [[Toronto Eaton Centre]] shopping mall and offices, 1977–1981 with [[Bregman + Hamann Architects]], Toronto, Ontario<ref name=Historica/><ref name="Agnihotri TOR"/> * [[McMaster University Medical Centre|McMaster University Health Science Centre]], 1972, [[Hamilton, Ontario]]<ref name=Historica/> * [[Ontario Place (theme park)|Ontario Place]] theme park (including [[Cinesphere]]), 1967–1971, Toronto<ref name=Historica/><ref name="Agnihotri TOR"/> * [[University of Alberta Hospital|Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre]], 1975–1986, [[Edmonton]], Alberta<ref name=Historica/><ref name="Agnihotri TOR"/> * [[Yerba Buena Gardens]], 1980–1984, San Francisco, California<ref name=Historica/><ref name="Agnihotri TOR"/> * Redevelopment of the [[Queen's Quay Terminal]], 1979–1983, Toronto<ref name=Historica/><ref name="Agnihotri TOR"/> * [[Canada Place]] for [[Expo 86]], Vancouver, British Columbia<ref name=Historica/><ref name="Agnihotri TOR"/> * [[MediaPark]], 1990–2004, [[Cologne]], Germany<ref name=Historica/> * [[Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts]], 1992, [[West Palm Beach, Florida]]<ref name=Historica/> * [[Toronto Centre for the Arts]], 1993, Toronto<ref name="CBC obit">{{cite news|title=Eberhard Zeidler, architect behind iconic Toronto landmarks, dies at 95|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/eb-zeidler-german-toronto-architect-dies-1.6308075|date=January 7, 2022|access-date=January 9, 2022|publisher=CBC News}}</ref> * [[Living Arts Centre]], 1997, [[Mississauga]], Ontario<ref>{{cite news|title=Arts centre brings life to city|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/national-post-latest-edition/20080809/282565898924605|date=August 9, 2008|accessdate=January 9, 2022|newspaper=National Post|location=Toronto}}</ref> * [[The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto|Hospital for Sick Children]] Atrium, 1993, Toronto<ref name=Historica/><ref name="Agnihotri TOR"/> * [[Beth Israel Synagogue (Peterborough)|Beth Israel Synagogue]], [[Peterborough]], 1964<ref name="Agnihotri PTBO">{{cite news|title=Architect Eb Zeidler left his mark on Peterborough|url=https://www.thestar.com/pe/news/peterborough-region/2022/01/07/architect-eb-zeidler-left-his-mark-on-peterborough.html|first=Ashima|last=Agnihotri|date=January 7, 2022|accessdate=January 9, 2022|newspaper=Toronto Star|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109105534/https://www.thestar.com/pe/news/peterborough-region/2022/01/07/architect-eb-zeidler-left-his-mark-on-peterborough.html|archivedate=January 9, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Rogers Building (Canada)|Rogers Office Campus]], 1992, Toronto<ref name=Historica/> <!-- * [[York University]] [[Keele Campus (York University)#Accolades|Accolade Project]], 2005–2006, Toronto --> * [[Sherway Gardens]] Phase IV, 1989–1990, Toronto<ref name=Landau>{{cite news|title=The architect who designed some of Toronto's most iconic buildings has passed away|url=https://www.blogto.com/city/2022/01/architect-toronto-most-iconic-buildings-passed-away/|first=Jack|last=Landau|date=January 8, 2022|accessdate=January 9, 2022|website=blogTO}}</ref> <!-- * [[Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie|Royal Victoria Hospital]] Atrium, Barrie * [[Markham Stouffville Hospital]], 1990, [[Markham, Ontario]] --> * [[Gladstone Hotel (Toronto)|Gladstone Hotel]] restoration, 2002–2003, Toronto<ref name=Landau/> * [[Trump International Hotel and Tower (Toronto)|Trump International Hotel and Tower]], 2012, Toronto<ref>{{cite news|title=How every investor lost money on Trump Tower Toronto (but Donald Trump made millions anyway)|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/10/21/how-every-investor-lost-money-on-trump-tower-toronto-but-donald-trump-made-millions-anyway.html|first1=Robert|last1=Cribb|first2=Marco Chown|last2=Oved|first3=Jeremy|last3=Blackman|first4=Sylvia|last4=Varnham O’Regan|first5=Micah|last5=Maidenberg|first6=Susanne|last6=Rust|date=October 21, 2017|accessdate=January 9, 2022|newspaper=Toronto Star}}</ref> ==Bibliography== *{{cite book|title=Buildings Cities Life: An Autobiography in Architecture|publisher=Dundurn|date=September 21, 2013|last=Zeidler|first=Eberhard|isbn=9781459704138}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.zeidler.com/ Zeidler Partnership Architects] * [http://www.artfact.com/features/viewArtist.cfm?artistRef=9LRYOUBX4T Artfact biography] * [http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=F1ARTF0008774 Eberhard Zeidler - verso francais] * [http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=101063 List of Zeidler Partnership developments] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeidler, Eberhard}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Karlsruhe Institute of Technology alumni]] [[Category:20th-century German architects]] [[Category:German emigrants to Canada]] [[Category:Officers of the Order of Canada]] [[Category:Members of the Order of Ontario]] [[Category:People from Toronto]] [[Category:Modernist architecture in Canada]] [[Category:Postmodern architecture in Canada]] [[Category:Members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts]] [[Category:German military personnel of World War II]]'