Gerald Hamilton (1923-1999) was a Canadian architect best known for his buildings in

Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

. Hamilton was born in Germany, but moved to the United Kingdom where he received training at

Leeds University The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. In 1884, it merged with the Leeds School of Medicine (established 1831) and was renamed ...

from 1940 to 1943. He joined the British Army from 1943 to 1947, before arriving in Vancouver in the 1950s. His first New Formalist building in the city was the 1963 East Asiatic House. The building uses two office blocks connected by a pavilion. He also designed the H. R. MacMillan Space Centre in

Vanier Park Vanier Park is a municipal park located in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, created in 1967. It is home to the Museum of Vancouver, the Vancouver Maritime Museum, the City of Vancouver Archives, and the H.R. Ma ...

, with its conical dome, which opened in 1968. He was made a Fellow of the

Royal Architectural Institute of Canada The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is a not-for-profit, national organization that has represented architects and architecture for over 100 years, in existence since 1907. The RAIC is the leading voice for excellence in the built ...

in 1971.

Works

*East Asiatic House (1963), 1201 West Pender Street *Canadian Indemnity Building (1964), 1477 West Pender Street *

Frank Clair Stadium TD Place Stadium (originally Lansdowne Park and formerly Frank Clair Stadium) is an outdoor stadium in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located at Lansdowne Park, on the southern edge of The Glebe neighbourhood, where Bank Street crosses the Rid ...

, now TD Place Stadium, and

Ottawa Civic Centre TD Place Arena, originally the Ottawa Civic Centre, is an indoor arena located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Opened in December 1967, it is used primarily for sports, including curling, figure skating, ice hockey, and lacrosse. The arena has hos ...

, now TD Place Arena (1967), Ottawa * H. R. MacMillan Space Centre (1968), Vanier Park *St. George's Greek Orthodox Cathedral (1970), 4500 Arbutus Street *Office building (1970), 1090 West Pender Street

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20th-century Canadian architects 1923 births Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects 1999 deaths German emigrants to the United Kingdom British emigrants to Canada {{Canada-architect-stub