Ward, Robin
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Ward, Robin
firstName
Robin
lastName
Ward
Biography
"Robin Ward was born in Glasgow in 1950, studied graphic design at the Glasgow School of Art, drew and wrote about Victorian buildings for the Glasgow Herald, and published three books on the buildings of Glasgow and Edinburgh. After travelling throughout Europe and Canada, he and his wife settled in Vancouver. He soon became a well-known local, drawing and writing his enormously popular weekly column, "Robin Ward's Vancouver," for the Vancouver Sun and working as an artist, writer, photographer, book designer and architecture critic. Author and illustrator of the bestselling Robin Ward's Vancouver, Robin Ward's Heritage West Coast and Echoes of Empire: Victoria and Its Remarkable Buildings, and co-author and photographer of Exploring Vancouver, Ward has won two City of Vancouver Heritage Awards and a Heritage Canada Achievement Award. He is a favourite guest on local radio and television, speaking on architecture and heritage issues."
Date of Birth
1950
Studio Location
Vancouver, British Columbia
Education
Graphic Design at the Glasgow School of Art
Title
Ward, Robin
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 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver |
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 The Maine Building Vancouver BC |
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 Glasgow Art Galleries, Scotland |
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