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Architecture & Design NOW series featuring Tony Robins, Principal
AA Robins Architect | The Creative Act
6 p.m. ABT | Nov. 16 | Live on Zoom webinar

Delving into the creative processes and themes that have sprung successful careers for Tony Robins in architecture and art (as well as in music, sculpture, interior design, furniture design, graphic design, screenwriting, non-fiction writing, and published fiction). The presentation will focus on recent work in his architectural practice and its creative relationship to other mediums.

Tony Robins runs an international architecture practice, with projects from Paris to Japan. He received the Canadian Prix de Rome in Architecture, is a recipient of the Lieutenant Governor of BC/AIBC’s Special Jury Award, as well as Canadian Architect Magazine's ‘Awards of Excellence’. His over 80 publications include work in Objekt, Azure, L’Architetura, The Plan, Hauser, International Architecture and Design, as well as fiction and art in Rizzoli’s “Morphosis: Buildings and Projects ’93 -’97.” He was an Adjunct Professor at the UBC School of Architecture intermittently 1981-2018, and is an invited critic at SCI Arc and other schools. He is the recipient of the Western Living Magazine's 2014-15 "Architect of the Year", "Interior Designer of the Year" and "Eco Designer of the Year," the only time a hatrick has been given, as well as WGSN's "Best International Fashion Store”, and "Best House in Canada" by the International Property Awards.

The architectural projects are enriched by investigations in other creative mediums, including a parallel career in art.