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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=\"font-size:13.3333px\"&gt;Born in 1934 in Calgary, Alberta, his mother augured early in his childhood that he would become an architect. His architectural studies at The University of British Columbia took him to Austin, Texas,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=\"font-size:13.3333px\"&gt;where he worked at Jesson Millhouse Greeven with Fred Day and acquired scholarships to study at the renowned School of Architecture at the University of Texas. There he found an intellectually stimulating and socially invigorating environment where in addition to &amp;nbsp;his education in architecture, he benefitted from actively enjoying himself in the many human rights initiatives ignited in the United States&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=\"font-size:13.3333px\"&gt;in the late 1950\u2019s and early 1960\u2019s. This commitment to bettering human conditions continues to be one of the major principles of his architecture, from the smallest detail to the overall design or masterplan. He continues his holistic multidisciplinary practice in Ottawa, Ontario where he currently resides. Douglas is a forerunner of all philosophies of sustainability, green buildings and ecologically designed community planning. His architecture springs from his observations of Nature and his understanding that&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=\"font-size:13.3333px\"&gt;everything works seamlessly together. For him, this principle is exemplified by the organic signature works of Borromini, Gaudi, Rudolph Steiner and Frank Lloyd Wright - all of whom have also substantiated such aliveness through beauty and grace in their architecture. Indeed, Douglas believes that the practical needs humans have for an architecture must also include beauty if we are to achieve true sustainability and harmonious communities. In recognition of such a wonderful principle, Douglas Cardinal has received many acknowledgments and awards including fourteen Honorary Doctorates from several universities in Canada and the United States, the appointment of Officer of the Order of Canada - the greatest honour Canada as a nation bestows on its citizens, the Gold Medals in Architecture from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and the Union of Architects of Russia, honorary fellowships to the Society of American Registered Architects and the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland and the declaration of being \u201CWorld Master of Contemporary Architecture\u201D as a Professor and Academician by the International Association of Architects. Douglas Cardinal is one of the visionaries of a new world where beauty, balance and harmony they, and where client, architect, and stakeholder build together in a common vision. His Curriculum Vitae and all the awards achieved throughout his brilliant career are simply a testimony of what the partnership between architect and client can achieve together.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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