AIBC Lifetime Achievement Award 2014Established by the Architectural Institute of British Columbia specifically to recognize current or former B.C. architects who have made exceptional, sustained and significant contributions to the profession of architecture and its public appreciation in the province through an outstanding, career-long body of work.

Bonnie Karen MaplesRetired Architect AIBC FRAIC

Bonnie Maples contributed to architecture by the quality and comprehensiveness of her designs, was well-known and respected by her peers, showed her dedication to the profession by her significant volunteer contributions to both the AIBC and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), and was recognized on the world stage through her participation on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Architects Project.

Bonnie graduated from McGill University’s School of Architecture in 1976, joined the Ordre des Architectes du Québec in 1978 and the AIBC in 1982.

In Montreal, she worked with several architectural firms, including Edmond D. Koch Architect, Les Architectes Koch Leblond Beaubien, participating in Les Habitations Verchères; and at Paul Becker Architect participating among other projects in Les Condominiums Côte des Neiges.

Bonnie and her husband Alan Maples came to British Columbia in 1981. Bonnie joined Thompson Berwick Pratt and Partners where she was project architect for Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club.

At Howard Yano Architects, she was project architect on several educational facilities, among them Burnaby South Secondary School, Simon Fraser University East Academic Annex, Bear Creek Elementary School and McGirr Elementary School.

In 1994, Bonnie joined Stanley Architecture (later Stantec Architecture) and was principal-in-charge of numerous healthcare projects, including: Seven Oaks Mental Health Facility; St. Mary’s Hospital Ambulatory and Diagnostic Services Expansion; Vancouver General Hospital Masterplan; Vancouver Hospital Centennial Pavilion Renovations; and the Good Samaritan Society Williams Lake Senior Housing.

Bonnie joined Providence Health Care as Chief Project Officer in 2009 where she worked on St. Paul’s Hospital redevelopment. In charge of the $800 million plus capital planning budget, Bonnie, in her inimitable way, organized programming, site planning, building design and costing; all while navigating through politics, heritage concerns and funding challenges.

Bonnie was a strong advocate for the architectural profession and was elected to AIBC Council in 1992. She held the positions of Treasurer, Vice President, then President from 1995 to 1997. She chaired the Educational Facilities Committee, was on the Examining Board, an Oral Examiner Chair, an NCARB Examination Grader and a mentor for many intern architects. Her obvious leadership skills were further demonstrated by being elected as Regional Director BC/Yukon to the RAIC Board of Directors, and then RAIC President in 2003-2004. In 2003, she was awarded the American Institute of Architects’ Presidents Medal and a Presidential Medal from the Federacion de Colegios de Arquitectos de la Republica Mexicana, and represented the profession as a member of the APEC Architect Project’s council and Monitoring Committee.

Bonnie was a strong advocate for women’s issues. Positive and enthusiastic, she was her own force and always carried herself with a smile.

Bonnie passed away on May 29, 2014, after battling cancer with bravery and grace for several years. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Alan Maples Architect AIBC, and son Andrew.

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