Siamak Hariri
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Siamak Hariri,OAA, RAIC, RCA, is internationally recognized as one of Canada's leading architects. Born in Bonn, Germany, Siamak was educated at the University of Waterloo and Yale University (M. Arch. 1985). As a founding partner of Hariri Pontarini Architects
(1994), alongside David Pontarini
, he is currently the Partner-in-Charge of the international competition-winning Bahá’í Temple for South America in Santiago, Chile; the renovation and addition of Weston Family Learning Centre at the Art Gallery of Ontario; the international competition-winning Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario; the North American competition-winning Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto, and the expansion of the French language institute, Alliance Française de Toronto.
For more than ten years, Siamak has not only directed the firm’s competition-winning schemes, but also has been the Partner-in-Charge of projects garnering over 35 national and international awards of excellence in architecture. His internationally acclaimed projects include the McKinsey & Company Toronto Headquarters at the University of Toronto’s Victoria Campus on Charles Street (the youngest building to ever receive heritage landmark designation by the City of Toronto); and the award-winning Art Collectors’ Residence. Siamak was the 2006 recipient of the Governor General’s Medal for the Schulich School of Business and Executive Learning Centre at York, University and was the partner-in-charge of the award-winning projects, namely: MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie; the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo; the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at the University of Waterloo; and the Max Gluskin House Department of Economics at the University of Toronto.
Siamak Hariri’s projects have been published extensively both in Canada and internationally and are featured in various books and publications around the globe. As an architect and critic during his career, Siamak has also taught at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, as an adjunct professor. He sits on the boards of the Royal Ontario Museum’s Institute of Contemporary Culture, the Toronto Art Council, the Toronto Community Foundation and the Waterfront Design Review Panel. Siamak has also lectured and participated as a juror extensively across North America and Europe.
Hariri Pontarini Architects
Hariri Pontarini Architects is a Toronto-based architectural practice made up of Siamak Hariri and David Pontarini.Hariri Pontarini Architects was the recipient of the The Governor General's Medal for the Schulich School of Business at York University, the World Architecture News Awards for the...
(1994), alongside David Pontarini
David Pontarini
David Pontarini, OAA, RAIC, is a founding partner of Hariri Pontarini Architects , alongside Siamak Hariri.David Pontarini is a former member of the City of Toronto’s Design Review Panel, the City of Toronto’s Preservation Board, a visiting lecturer at the University of Toronto Faculty of...
, he is currently the Partner-in-Charge of the international competition-winning Bahá’í Temple for South America in Santiago, Chile; the renovation and addition of Weston Family Learning Centre at the Art Gallery of Ontario; the international competition-winning Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario; the North American competition-winning Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto, and the expansion of the French language institute, Alliance Française de Toronto.
For more than ten years, Siamak has not only directed the firm’s competition-winning schemes, but also has been the Partner-in-Charge of projects garnering over 35 national and international awards of excellence in architecture. His internationally acclaimed projects include the McKinsey & Company Toronto Headquarters at the University of Toronto’s Victoria Campus on Charles Street (the youngest building to ever receive heritage landmark designation by the City of Toronto); and the award-winning Art Collectors’ Residence. Siamak was the 2006 recipient of the Governor General’s Medal for the Schulich School of Business and Executive Learning Centre at York, University and was the partner-in-charge of the award-winning projects, namely: MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie; the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo; the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at the University of Waterloo; and the Max Gluskin House Department of Economics at the University of Toronto.
Siamak Hariri’s projects have been published extensively both in Canada and internationally and are featured in various books and publications around the globe. As an architect and critic during his career, Siamak has also taught at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, as an adjunct professor. He sits on the boards of the Royal Ontario Museum’s Institute of Contemporary Culture, the Toronto Art Council, the Toronto Community Foundation and the Waterfront Design Review Panel. Siamak has also lectured and participated as a juror extensively across North America and Europe.
Buildings of Note
- 2011: Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
- 2010: Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), The Weston Family Learning Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2010: The Ontario Pavilion for Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- 2009: Max Gluskin House, Department of Economics University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2008: School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- 2006: Ravine Residence, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2004: Camera + Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2004: Art Collectors' Residence, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2003: Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2001: MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
- 1999: McKinsey & Co. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 1998: Robertson House Crisis Care Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Work in Progress
- Bahá'í Temple For South America, Santiago, Chile
- Richard Ivey School of Business, University Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Alliance Françoise De Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Casey House, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Publications
- 2010: http://www.e-architect.co.uk/architecture_news_dec10.html Bahá'í Temple Santiago, November 2010
- 2010: Arch Daily, "Ravine Residence/Hariri Pontarini Architects", March 2010
- 2010: Forsey, Lindsay, "Artsy Area, Artsy Queen West Condo" National Post, March 2010
- 2008: Todd, Robert. "Hariri Pontarini to lighten up U of T law," Law Times 10 March 2008
- 2006: Hariri, Siamak. "Falling Backwards." Practices (Journal of the Centre for the Study of Practice) Sprint 2006
- 2006: Penn, M.W. "Art Collectors' Residence, Toronto." Building Stone Fall 2006
- 2005: Ward, Joah. "York University's The Schulich School of Business." GTA Construction Report April 2005
- 2004: Kelmans, Marsha. "Temple of Light." Canadian Architect May 2004
- 2004: Brown, Bay. "Hariri Pontarini Architects: Bahá'í Mother Temple." Architecture July 2004
- 1999: Church, Elizabeth. "McKinsey Experiments With its Workspace." Globe and Mail 21 June 1999