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Ernest Cormier, architect and engineer

The Roger-Gaudry pavilion of the Université de Montréal, designed by Ernest Cormier, photographed in 2015.
The Roger-Gaudry pavilion of the Université de Montréal, designed by Ernest Cormier, photographed in 2015. Université de Montréal, Pavillon Roger-Gaudry · Laurent Bélanger · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Ernest Cormier (1885–1980), born in Montréal and trained at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris, was an engineer and one of the most renowned Canadian architects of the 20th century, known for innovative design, new materials and attention to every detail. The federal government chose him to represent Canada in designing the United Nations Headquarters in New York (1949–1952).

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His career as recognized in his designation, not a catalogue of his buildings.

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Ernest Cormier (1885-1980) National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text