Gregory Henriquez

Gregory Henriquez RCA (born 1963) is a Canadian architect who has designed community-based mixed-use residential, commercial and institutional projects in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary and Seattle. He is the managing principal of Henriquez Partners Architects with studios located in Vancouver and more recently Toronto.

Gregory Henriquez
Born	1963 (1963) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Alma mater	Carleton University, McGill University
Occupation	Architect
Spouse	Deborah Katz
Practice	Henriquez Partners Architects
Projects	Woodward's Redevelopment
Design	Mirvish Village in Toronto $5b Oakridge Centre Redevelopment in Vancouver
Website	henriquezpartners.com

Background

Henriquez was born in 1963, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to artist/educator Carol Aaron and architect/artist Richard Henriquez. He received a bachelor's degree in architecture from Carleton University and studied in the history and theory master's program at McGill University, in both programs under Alberto Perez-Gomez. He joined his father's studio after completing his architectural education in 1989, and became its managing partner in 2005.^[1]

Among other projects, Henriquez was involved in the redevelopment of the Woodward's Building, which at $475 million, was at the time (2004-2010), one of the biggest single site developments in Vancouver history.^[2] He negotiated with the City of Vancouver on behalf of the developer and consulted with community groups to maintain the project's financial feasibility and meet the neighbourhood's social requirements.^[3]

In his books Towards an Ethical Architecture (2006), Body Heat (2010), Citizen City (2016), Ghetto: Sanctuary for Sale (2021) and How can we live together? (2024) Henriquez discusses the role of the architect in society, and explores the place of ethics, activism and social justice within contemporary practice.^[4]

References

1. Jordan, David (June 9, 2010). "Gregory Henriquez: Vancouver's Ethical Architect". BCBusiness. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
2. Baker, Linda (November 24, 2009). "Redevelopment Project Doubles as Social Experiment". The New York Times. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
3. Pérez-Gómez, Alberto; Grabowski, Christopher; Grdadolnik, Helena; Green, Jim; So, May (2006). Towards an Ethical Architecture: Issues Within the Work of Gregory Henriquez. Vancouver: Blueimprint. p. 161. ISBN 978-1-894965-50-7. OCLC 70675999.^{[self-published source]}
4. Chodikoff, Ian (February 2007). "An Ethical Plan". Canadian Architect. p. 1938.^{[dead link]}
   - Cotten Gould, Marya; Henriquez, Gregory; Enright, Robert (2016). Citizen City: Vancouver's Henriquez Partners Challenges Architects to Engage in Partnerships that Advance Cultural Sustainability. Blueimprint. ISBN 978-1-897476-80-2. OCLC 964699080.^{[self-published source]}