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Robbins, Herb, 1919-2004

  • PA 13
  • Person
  • 1919-2004

Freddie Herbert Robbins was born on July 18, 1919. He received his early training in architecture from the Canadian National Railways' Architect's Office in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He later earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Manitoba. Robbins was granted membership to the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, and to the Saskatchewan Association of Architects in 1954.

Robbins began his professional architectural career as Chief Draftsman with the Canadian National Railways' Architect's Office in Winnipeg. He then held the position of Assistant Architect with the Government of Saskatchewan Department of Public Works in the early-to-mid 1950s. Robbins established a private architectural firm with Edward J. McCudden in the mid 1950s. He later ran his own architectural firm, Robbins Architect Ltd., until his retirement in 1987.

Herb Robbins was married to Gladys Robbins. Together, they operated Ladyrand Ranch east of Regina and enjoyed gardening. Herb Robbins died on December 28, 2004.

Pettick, Joseph, 1924-2010

  • PA 285
  • Person
  • 1924-2010

Joseph Pettick was born in Nyirparasnya, Hungary on October 8, 1924. His family immigrated to Kipling, Saskatchewan in 1927 and settled in Regina in 1929. Pettick completed his primary and secondary school education in Regina. During The Second World War, Pettick worked, from 1939 to 1942, as a machinist and tool designer for Regina Industries Ltd. in the manufacture of anti-tank guns. He enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served as a stoker aboard the HMCS Stone Town engaged in convoy duty in the North Atlantic.

Pettick's architectural career began in 1946 as an apprentice with Portnall & Stock Architects. He was registered as an architect with the Saskatchewan Association of Architects in 1954 and started his own firm, Joseph Pettick Architect Ltd., that same year. In 1955, Pettick attended the School of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma, where he studied Aesthetic Design, City Planning, and Structural and Mechanical Engineering. In 1996, Pettick enlarged his business by forming P3 Architecture (Pettick Phillips Partners Architects Ltd.) in partnership with Colin Phillips.

As of 2005, Pettick had executed over 1000 commissions, either as sole practitioner or as a member of a partnership. His buildings define the skyline of Regina, the most recognizable being the SaskPower Building (1963), City Hall (1976), the SaskTel Building, and the Bank of Montreal (1981).

Pettick received special recognition for his accomplishments including a Massey Medal for Architecture (1961); election to the College of Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (1967); the naming of the shelter and administrative premises of the Regina Humane Society, The Joseph Pettick Animal Shelter (1983); the B.O.M.A. Award for Design for the Bank of Montreal provincial office building (1988); election to Life Membership, Saskatchewan Association of Architects (2002); an honourary Life Membership, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (2004); an Honorary Life Member, Regina Construction Association (2005); an Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Regina (2005); and the investiture into the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (2005).

Pettick sat on various boards and associations, both locally and nationally including: the Saskatchewan Association of Architects; the Regina Housing Authority; the Structural Advisory Group of the National Research Council; the Saskatchewan Construction Council; the Saskatchewan Design Council and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. His interest in societal issues produced numerous treatises and publications related to governmental reform, nuclear energy, and northern development.

Pettick died in Regina on September 12, 2010.

Ferguson, Thomas H., 1936-1997

  • PA 50
  • Person
  • 1936-1997

Thomas Henry Ferguson was born in 1936 in Regina, Saskatchewan to Bill and Estella Ferguson. He attended Scott Collegiate and earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1956.

After graduation, Ferguson moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, where he worked as an architect for the duration of his career. Ferguson worked with numerous firms, as follows: Stock Keith and Associates (1956-1966); The D.H. Stock Partnership (1966-1970); D.H. Stock and Partners Limited (1970-1977); Ferguson Folstad Friggstad Architects (1977-1986); Thomas Ferguson Architect Ltd. (1986-1995); and Saunders Evans Ferguson Architects (1996-1997).

During his career, Ferguson received several awards for his projects, including the Canadian Education Showplace Exhibition of Architectural School Designs' Award of Excellence for the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences project, Regina, 1972; the Saskatchewan Association of Architects Design Award of Merit for the SEDCO Centre Building, Innovation Place project, Saskatoon, 1979; the Moose Jaw Heritage Committee Public Building Heritage Award for Moose Jaw City Hall and Police Facility project, Moose Jaw, 1988; and the Premier's Design Awards' Award of Excellence, Honourable Mention for Moose Jaw City Hall and Police Facility project, Moose Jaw, 1988. Ferguson was honoured as a Life Member of the Saskatchewan Association of Architects in 1997.

Thomas Ferguson died in Regina on June 22, 1997.

Ferguson and his wife, Arlene, had three children: Heather, Robert and Michael.

Kelly, William Francis, 1931-2021

  • PA 529
  • Person
  • 1931-2021

William Francis Kelly was born on August 17, 1931 in Kenora, Ontario. He received his early education at Port Arthur, Ontario, and Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan and graduated from Central Collegiate in Regina in 1949. Kelly attended McGill University on a Canadian Pacific Railway scholarship from 1949 to 1954, earning a Bachelor of Architecture degree.

After employment as a draftsman with various engineering and architectural firms throughout Canada, Kelly returned to Regina in 1956 and soon thereafter registered as a member of the Saskatchewan Association of Architects. He commenced work as a designer and draftsman with Stock, Ramsay & Associates and advanced with the firm (through its various name changes) to be appointed partner with the D.H. Stock Partnership in 1966. Kelly continued with D.H. Stock and Partners Limited until October 1972.

In January 1973, Kelly established a private architectural firm in Regina. It was incorporated as William Kelly Architect Ltd. in 1975 and its name was revised to William Kelly Architect (1983) Limited in 1983. Kelly's firm provided architectural services including feasibility and condition studies, design and space planning, and project management to clients for residential, commercial and institutional construction or renovation projects primarily throughout southern Saskatchewan. The firm also provided consultation services to architectural, engineering and project management firms. William Kelly Architect (1983) Limited ceased operations in 2005 when Kelly retired from practice.

Kelly also established and incorporated William Kelly Holdings Ltd. in 1975 to manage the various real estate properties he owned. William Kelly Holdings Ltd. also ceased operations in 2005.

Kelly's professional affiliations included serving as president of the Saskatchewan Association of Architects, and holding membership with Heritage Canada, Construction Specifications Canada, the Council of Educational Facility Planners, and the Canadian Hospital Engineering Society. Kelly was also appointed to the Senate of the University of Regina and to the boards of the United Way of Regina, the Regina Chamber of Commerce, the Regina Community Foundation, the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation, the Wascana and Queen City chapters of the Kiwanis Club, and the Hospitals of Regina Foundation.

Awards and honours received by Kelly include the City of Regina Municipal Heritage Award (1992), a Certificate of Merit from the Saskatchewan Association of Architects (1997), appointment to the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's College of Fellows (1998) and life membership to the Saskatchewan Association of Architects (2011).

William Kelly died at Regina on October 6, 2021.

Lorenzen, Henry, 1935-2013

  • PA 549
  • Person
  • 1935-2013

Henry (Hank) Adolph Carson Lorenzen was born on April 21, 1935 in Regina, Saskatchewan. He studied architecture at the University of Manitoba. His initial training as an architect was with the firms of McCudden & Robbins; H. Robbins; and Ramsay & Ramsay. In 1967, he became a member of the Saskatchewan Association of Architects while a student architect with Ramsay & Ramsay in Regina. In 1969, Lorenzen established a private architectural practice and in 1976 he incorporated under the name, Henry Lorenzen Limited. The company was operated out of his home in Regina.

During his long career as an architect, Lorenzen designed the following types of projects: medical and dental facilities; sports and recreational facilities; elementary and high schools; government buildings; and energy efficient designs of residences in Regina and throughout the province. Lorenzen's architectural designs reflected his interests in energy efficiency; conservation; use of solar power; recreational facilities; rural planning; accessibility; lighting and furniture; landscaping; and the renovation of older buildings.

For fifty years, Lorenzen was active as a volleyball player, coach, official, and planner. He was a founding member and president of the Saskatchewan Volleyball Association, a president of the Canadian Volleyball Association, instrumental in establishing Sask Sport, and inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

In 1959, Henry Lorenzen married Fyola and they had three children: Jay, Lyn, and Jill.

Lorenzen died on September 28, 2013.

Norbraten, Gerald Iver, 1931-2017

  • PA 559
  • Person
  • 1931-2017

Gerald Iver Norbraten was born on November 10, 1931 at Swift Current, Saskatchewan to Palmer and Anna (Gottfried) Norbraten. He received his early education at Neudorf, and at Luther College in Regina. He then attended Normal School at Moose Jaw and from 1953 to 1955 was a manual training instructor for public schools in Regina. From 1953 to 1958, Norbraten studied at the University of Manitoba, earning a Bachelor of Architecture degree.

Upon graduation, Norbraten joined the architectural firm of Stock, Ramsay & Associates as an architectural assistant. He had previously been employed with the firm as a summer student while attending university. At the dissolution of the firm in 1960, he became an associate with Dan H. Stock & Associates (1960-1961) and Stock, Keith & Associates (1961-1966). He later became a partner with The D.H. Stock Partnership (1966-1971) and D.H. Stock & Partners Limited (1971-1975).

On April 1, 1975, Norbraten established his own architectural firm in Regina. It was incorporated initially as G.I. Norbraten Architect Ltd., and subsequently as G.I. Norbraten Architect (1983) Ltd. and G.I. Norbraten Architect (1987) Ltd. Norbraten's firm provided architectural services to commercial, institutional and residential clients for construction, renovation, and heritage property restoration projects throughout southern Saskatchewan. To deliver its services, Norbraten's firm employed a staff of architects, designers, technicians and administrative assistants. G.I. Norbraten Architect (1987) Ltd. was dissolved on November 16, 2006 when Norbraten retired from practice.

Awards and honours received by Norbraten include: three City of Regina Municipal Heritage Awards for restoration of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Scarth Street and Eleventh Avenue (1984), Darke Hall, University of Regina (1987), and Old No. 1 Fire Hall, Regina (1991); a Saskatchewan Association of Architects Award of Excellence, and a City of Regina Municipal Heritage Award for adaptive re-use of Old No. 1 Fire Hall, Regina (1991); and a Saskatchewan Masonry Design Award of Merit - Multi-Dwelling, for Broadway Terrace, Regina (2004). Norbraten was appointed to the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's College of Fellows in 1999.

Norbraten is a past board member of the following: Saskatchewan Association of Architects; Regina's Market Square; the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation; the Lutheran Life Insurance Society of Canada; and the Regina Lutheran Care Society.

Norbraten died in Regina on July 8, 2017.

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