Reflections on Space, Time and Architecture

Brigitte Shim

Principal, Shim-Sutcliffe Architects; Professor, University of Toronto

Brigitte Shim is a principal of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects along with her partner A. Howard Sutcliffe. Their design practice explores the integration and interrelated scales of architecture, landscape, furniture and fittings. Shim-Sutcliffe have realized built work in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia focusing on place-making. In 2021, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada awarded Brigitte Shim and A. Howard Sutcliffe, the RAIC Gold Medal for their “tireless commitment to advocacy, teaching and mentoring along with their commitment to craft, tectonics, site and ecology in their built work and its lasting impact on Canadian architecture.” Professor Brigitte Shim has been a faculty member at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto since 1988.

Ace Hotel Toronto © Scott Norsworthy

Chapel for the Sisters of St. Joseph © James Dow

Wong Dai Sin Temple © James Dow