PRINCIPAL of
Patrick R. R. Stewart, [Luugiyoo: Fish Already in the Creek)]
PATRICK R. STEWART MAIBC, LEEDTM AP,
ARCHITECT
M.Arch., B.Arch., B.E.D.S., B.A.
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Patrick R. Stewart is the founding principal of Patrick R. Stewart Architect (PRSA), a
full-service architectural firm, with a First Nations community development focus.
Patrick was the first architect of First Nations ancestry in B.C. to own and operate an
architectural firm in B.C.
He is a citizen of the Nisga'a Nation in northwestern B.C. from the community of
Gingolx, a member of the Killerwhale House of Daxaan.
Patrick has twenty-five years of architectural related experience and has twelve years
as principal of his own firm, previously known as Sagalts'apkw Architecture. He was
the first Aboriginal President of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (20052007). Patrick is the Chair of the Aboriginal Homelessness Steering Committee For
Greater Vancouver.
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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
2004/Current
LEEDTM Accredited Professional, USGBC
1997/2000, 2004/2005 Member (#481), Saskatchewan Association of Architects
1995/Current
Certificate of Practice, Architectural Institute of B.C. [PRSA]
1995/Current
Member (#2088), Architectural Institute of B.C. (MAIBC)
1990
Canadian Architectural Certification Board
Registration No. 90-8767, issued Jan/90
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EDUCATION
2004
1993/1998
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Course, UCLA Online
Doctoral Courses, University of British Columbia,
School of Community & Regional Planning
Master of Architecture, McGill University
Bachelor of Architecture, Technical University of Nova Scotia
Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies, Technical University of
1989
1983
1980
Nova Scotia
1978
Bachelor of Arts, Simon Fraser University
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HONOURS, AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
2007
2006
2006
2005
2002
2002
Awards
1997
1994
Awards
1985/86
1985
Jury Member for 2007 Canstruction Vancouver
Jury Member for 2006 Canstruction Vancouver
Jury Member for 2006 Consulting Engineers of BC Awards
Jury Member for 2005 Urban Design Institute Awards
Jury Member for 2002 AIA Alaska Awards
Finalist, Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce Design Excellence
UBC Graduate Fellowship (Koerner Foundation)
Jury Member for 1994 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
CMHC Graduate Scholarship
Social Sciences Research Grant, McGill University
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1999/Current
2003/2005
1995/1999
1992/1995
Transfer
1991/1992
1990/1991
1989/1990
Vancouver
1988
1986/1988
Principal, Patrick R. Stewart Architect [BC]
AODBT Architects [SK]
Principal, Sagalts'apkw Architecture
First Nations Housing Society, Vancouver
Coordinator for Technical Services and Capital Programs
North Coast Tribal Council, Prince Rupert
Capital Program Coordinator
Carlberg Jackson Partners Architects, New Westminster
David Nairne & Associates, Engineers / Architects, North
Stahl Nicolaidis Fukushima Orton Architects, Montreal
Blood & Hughes and Gunnar Skjaevestad Architects, Montreal
AFFILIATIONS
2007/Current
Past-President, Architectural Institute of British Columbia
2006/Current
Board Member, National Aboriginal Housing Association
2006/Current
Director, Nass Valley Gateway
2005/Current
Chair, Aboriginal Homelessness Steering Committee for Greater
Vancouver
2005/2007
President, Architectural Institute of B.C.
2003/Current
Xa:ytem Resource Development Committee, Mission, BC
2003/Current
Member, Editorial Advisory Committee for Architecture BC Magazine
2003/2005
Vice-President, Architectural Institute of B.C.
2003/2005
Chair, Governance Task Force, Architectural Institute of B.C.
2002/Current
Elected Member of Council, Architectural Institute of B.C.
2000/2002
Chair, Mandatory Continuing Education Committee, AIBC
2000/2002
Advisory Design Panel, Maple Ridge, B.C.
1992/1995 + 1998/2001 Assembly of First Nations National Housing Committee
1992/1997
Full Circle: First Nations Performance Board of Directors
1993/1994
Canadian Aboriginal Science & Engineering Society, Board
Member
1991/1992
First Nations Housing Society of B.C., Board Member
1981
Native Council of Nova Scotia, Director
1980/1984
President, Tawaak Housing Association, Halifax
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PUBLICATIONS BY, AND MEDIA ON, PATRICK R. STEWART
“Without A Place, ” Canadian Architect, March 2007, p. 15.
Hume, Mark. “Federal funds spare Aboriginal groups,”
Toronto Globe and Mail, February 13, 2007, p.S1-2.
Hume, Mark. “Aboriginal non-profits on brink of financial
crisis, Toronto Globe and Mail, February 9, 2007, p.S1-2.
Pablo, Carlito. “Native housing crisis looms,” The Georgia Straight,
February 8-15, 2007, p.14.
Ward, Doug. “Aboriginal food banks, shelters face closure.”
Vancouver Sun, February 8, 2007, p.B7.
Talahongva, Patty. “Native Architects: Building a New World.”
Native Peoples Magazine, Vol. XIX, No. 5, Sept/Oct 2006,
pp.40-42.
Kari, Shannon. “Rising Above a Painful Beginning.”
Toronto Globe and Mail, December 29, 2005, p. S1-S2.
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Pemberton, Kim. “Civil liability is architect’s priority… but
native futures are his passion.” Vancouver Sun, May 28, 2005,
p.K8-9.
Mushkeg Media, “Aboriginal Architecture,” [Documentary] May
2005.
Taggart, James. “Talking with BC’s Aboriginal Architects.”
Architecture BC. January 2003.
“An Education Needs Assessment in First Nations Community
Development Planning: Towards First Nations
Professional Planners in BC.” Vancouver: UBC School
of Community & Regional Planning and First Nations
House of Learning, August 1998.
Co-author. "Understanding The Challenges: Resolving the
History of Abuse”. Context. Mississauga: World
Vision Canada. 1995.
"Designing for More Than Just Shelter." Sharing Successes in
Native Housing: Highlights of the CMHC Housing Awards
Symposium on Aboriginal Housing. Ottawa: CMHC,
1995, p. 51-53.
"Radical Rationalism: First Nations Governance as a Setting
For Community Development Planning." A Paper
Presented at the Association of Collegiate Schools of
Planning Annual Conference, Phoenix, November 46, 1994.
PUBLICATIONS BY, AND MEDIA ON, PATRICK R. STEWART, CONT’D.
"First Nations Housing: Beyond Dependency." A Paper
Presented at
Habitat '94 Conference. Edmonton, September 19-23,
1994.
Berelowitz, Lance. "Building a First Nations Presence on the
West Coast." International Contract Magazine, Vol. 2,
No.6, July 1993, p.56-62.
"Designing For Canada's Native Population." Canadian
Architect, February 1991, p.18.
“Architectural Research as Positive Propaganda”. A Paper
submitted to the Proceedings of the First Canadian
Symposium on Architectural Research, University of
Calgary, May 10-12, 1990.
"Man-Environment Research in the Design Process: A Case
Study in Urban Native Housing in Canada". McGill
University, 1988. M.Arch. thesis. Unpublished.
“Towards a Social Cooperative”. City Magazine, Vol.9, No.2,
Summer 1987, p.43. Book Review.
“Verdun Debates the Ramifications of Annexation”. City
Magazine, Vol.8, No.1, Winter 1986, pp.9-10.
“Rethinking a Native Built Environment”. City Magazine, Vol.8,
No.1, Winter 1986, pp. 9-10.
Co-Author. How the Other Half Builds. Centre For Minimum Cost
Housing Research Paper No. 9. McGill University, 1984.
Co-Author. “Parks Canada Building Catalogue”. Ottawa: Parks
Canada, 1982. Drawings.
Co-Author. “Land and Infrastructure Mapping Program Report.
Halifax: CMHC, 1980.
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PRESENTATIONS
2007
2007
2007
2006
2005/06
2002
1999
1998
1996
1994
1994
1994
Canadian Institute of Planners Conference, Quebec City, P.Q.
Tu Sneweyelh Aboriginal Youth Career Fair, Vancouver,B.C.
Aboriginal Housing Forum, London, Ontario
British Columbia Non-Profit Housing Conference, Vancouver,B.C.
Architectural Institute of B.C. Lieutenant Governor Awards Gala,
President’s Address, Vancouver, B.C.
CMHC Annual UNH/RNH Conference, Vancouver, B.C.
National Urban Native Housing Conference, Victoria, B.C.
Blueprint For the Future: Aboriginal Youth Career Fair. Vancouver, B.C.
Canadian Aboriginal Science and Technology Society Conference.
Richmond, B.C.
1994 Native Housing Awards Symposium. Kelowna, B.C.
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference.
Phoenix, Arizona
Habitat '94 Conference. Edmonton, Alberta
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