Clifford Wiens

Clifford Donald Wiens was a Canadian architect, designer, and author.[1][2][3][4][5]

Clifford Wiens FRAIC RCA
Born	27 April 1926 Glen Kerr area, Saskatchewan
Died	25 January 2020 (aged 93) Vancouver, British Columbia
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	Rhode Island School of Design[note 1]
Occupation	Architect, designer, author
Spouse(s)	Patricia Elizabeth Leigh (1956)
Children	Mieka Tomilin • Robin Poitras • Inga Wiens • Susan Wright • Nathan Wiens • Lisa McNeil
Awards	Massey Medal (3, 1 mention) Prix du XXe siècle National Design Council of Canada Awards (2) Design Canada Concrete Award City of Regina Heritage Award Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Heritage Architecture Excellence Award
Buildings	St Joseph Catholic Church John Nugent Studio Round Auditorium (Connaught School) Mennonite Bretheren Church Lakeshore Residence Our Lady Catholic Church Heating and Cooling Plant Maple Creek Campground Silton Chapel Spiral Teepee Picnic Shelters Nakusp Hot Springs Resort R.C. Dahl Centre CBC Studios, Regina Prince Albert City Hall Administrative Building (University of Saskatchewan) Auxiliary Building (Augustana University College)
Projects	Poultry Science and Horticultural Building (University of Saskatchewan, 1965) Saskatchewan Legislative Building (restoration and renovation, 1965–1979) National Gallery of Canada (unrealized, 1976)

Professional affiliations

• Royal Architectural Institute of Canada • Member, education and research committees;[6] cited Fellow in 1974[7]
• Royal Canadian Academy of Arts • Associate Member[1]
• National Design Council of Canada (Department of Industry) • Member[6][7]
• Canadian Department of Public Works' Advisory Committee on Art for Public Buildings, 1974–1981[1]
• Task Force on Mid-Canada Development • Member[6]
• Saskatchewan Association of Architects • Council Member, 1967–1973 • President, 1970 • Life Member, 2010[8]
  • Regina Chapter • President, 1960–1969[8]

Exhibitions

• Canadian Federation of Artists Exhibition • 1964, 1969, 1970[9]
• Art Gallery of Ontario • The Architecture of Clifford Wiens, 1967[9]
• Mendel Art Gallery and other Western Canada venues • Telling Details: The Architecture of Clifford Wiens[1]
  • Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, 25 November 2005 – 15 January 2006
  • Cambridge Art Galleries, Cambridge, Ontario, 29 August-5 November 2006
  • Plug in Institute of Contemporary Art,[10] Winnipeg, 2 March-27 April 2007
  • Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, 26 May-26 August 2007
  • Charles H. Scott Gallery, 4 June-13 July 2008[11]

Select bibliography

Monographs

• Telling Details: The Architecture of Clifford Wiens. Saskatoon: Mendel Art Gallery, 2009. Published in conjunction with the exhibition curated by Trevor Boddy.
• Project By Project: Architectural/Memoirs, Vancouver: Wiens Publishing House, 2012.
• Rewind and Fast Forward. Vancouver: Wiens Publishing House, 2012.

Essay

• "Prairie Architecture Examined: Regionalism and Reality." The Canadian Architect 24, no. 10 (October 1979)

Notes

1. After first studying painting, agriculture, and machine tooling at three Canadian centres of higher learning.[1]

References

1. "Clifford Wiens". University of Regina Library. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
2. Thompson, William P. "Clifford Wiens". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
3. Boddy, Trevor. "Wiens, Clifford (1926–)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
4. Bozikovic, Alex (23 February 2020). "Brilliant Saskatchewan architect Clifford Wiens created poetic structures". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
5. Martin, Ashley (15 July 2016). "Architect made ordinary buildings extraordinary". The Regina Leader-Post. pp. 4–8. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
6. "Work by Wiens in competition". Leader-Post. 15 July 1970. p. 8. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
7. "Regina architect cited as Fellow". Leader-Post. 5 June 1974. p. 39. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
8. "Fonds – Clifford Wiens fonds". sain.scaa.sk.ca. Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
9. Emanuel, Muriel, ed. (1980). "Wiens, Clifford (Donald)". Contemporary Architects (Softcover reprint of the 1st ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press. pp. 879–881. ISBN 9780333252895. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
10. Smith, Kenton (15 March 2007). "Form and function: Clifford Wiens and his architectural philosophy" (PDF). The Uniter. University of Winnipeg. p. 18. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
11. "TELLING DETAILS: The Architecture of Clifford Weins [sic]". Connect. Emily Carr University. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

External links

• Clifford Wiens at The Canadian Encyclopedia
• "Clifford Wiens Industrial Chic" episode of Edifice & Us on YouTube (uploaded by the director)