Peter Dickinson

Architect

1925 – 1961

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Who was Peter Dickinson?

Peter Allgood Rastall Dickinson, was a British-born architect responsible for many modernist buildings in Toronto.

Born in Suffolk, UK, he studied architecture during World War II and served during 1944-1945. He came to Canada in 1949 to work for Wells Coates. He moved to Page and Steele in 1950 and later with his own firm Peter Dickinson and Associates in 1958.

Dickinson died of cancer in Montreal, Quebec before the completion there of his tallest work, Tour CIBC leaving behind his wife Vera and two boys.

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Born
Oct 21, 1925
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Education
  • Architectural Association School of Architecture
Lived in
  • Toronto
  • London
  • Montreal
Died
Oct 15, 1961

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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