Page and Steele

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. It is now part of the IBI Group of architectural and engineering firms.

History

Forsey Page was born in Toronto in 1885 and served in the Canadian Army during World War I before becoming an architect.[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

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

Legacy

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

  • Trinity Park Lofts, Toronto
  • Four Seasons Hotel Group Head Office, Toronto
  • Benevenuto Place, Toronto
  • O'Keefe Centre, Toronto
  • Beth Tzedec Synagogue, Toronto
  • Delta Hotel Toronto
  • Air Canada Centre Expansion
  • Colossus Vaughan
  • Maple Leaf Square
  • Empress Walk
  • Shore Club, Jersey City NJ
  • J.W. Marriott and Resort Hotel, Aqaba, Jordan
  • Four Seasons Hotel Amman
  • Four Seasons Hotel Prague
  • Atrium on Bay
  • Denison Armoury 1961, demolished 2003

References
  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. "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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