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Page and Steele

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Page + Steele, formerly known as Page and Steele, is an architecture partnership created in 1926 by Forsey Pemberton B. Page (1885–1970) and W. Harland Steele (1900–1996) in Toronto, Ontario. It is now part of the IBI Group of architectural and engineering firms.

History

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Forsey Page was born in Toronto in 1885 and attended the University of Toronto where he received Bachelor of Applied Science and Master of Engineering degrees. He practiced as an architect from 1908 and served in the Canadian Army from 1916 to 1918 during World War I.[1] He retired after 1950 and died in 1970.[2]

Harland W. Steele was born in Stouffville, Ontario in 1900 and graduated from architecture at the University of Toronto in 1925.[3] He retired in 1970 and died in Toronto in 1996.[3]

In the 1950s the firm employed famed architect Peter Dickinson.[3]

Projects

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Page and Steele's projects cover the span from 1926 and 1970:[4]

Legacy

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Most of Page and Steele's projects are in Toronto, but newer ones are under construction outside Canada.

References

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  1. ^ "Major Forsey P. Page SAC 1902". The St. Andrews College Intranet Kilby. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Information on Architect: Forsey Page & Steele, (firm)". Architectural Index for Ontario. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Steele, W. Harland". Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "Page, Forsey Pemberton B." Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "Hoare, John Edward".
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