Pamela Jean Cluff-Final ( Johnstone; 21 September 1931 – 25 December 2023) was a British-born Canadian architect specializing in accessibility design.

Life

Cluff was born in London and emigrated to

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in 1955. Partnering together with her husband, Alfred Cluff, she formed A.W. Cluff & P.J. Cluff Architects in 1957 and later her own company, Associated Planning Consultants. Her design projects included clinics, hospitals, homes for the aged, special care units, nursing homes and group homes. She contributed to various architectural, medical and research journals. Cluff was a consultant to

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and the Ontario Housing Corporation, worked on the Toronto Mayor's Task Force on accessibility issues, and served on committees for the National Building Code of Canada and the Ontario Building Code on Barrier Free Design.

Awards

*Design of Excellence (1969) *City of Toronto Civic Award (1978) *Fellow of the

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(1982) *Canadian Fire Safety Association Special Award (1982) *Metropolitan Toronto District Health Council Special Award (1983) *Premiers Award (1985) *

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Order of DaVinci Award (1993)

Family

Cluff had five children, four of whom are living. She was married to Alfred William Cluff in the early 1950s until his death in 1994. She then married Frank Gilbert Final in 1997, who predeceased her in 2011. Cluff died on 25 December 2023, at the age of 92.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cluff, Pamela 1931 births 2023 deaths Canadian women architects Architects from London