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Gregory Henriquez is a Canadian architect, best known for the design of several community-based mixed-use, institutional and social housing projects in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, Canada.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1963, he graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from Carleton University in 1987 and attended the Master of Architecture Program at McGill University in 1988 where he studied under Alberto Pérez-Gómez.

In his 2006 book Towards an Ethical Architecture, several contributors discuss the urgent need to re-examine the role of ethics, activism and critical commentary in architectural practice. The discussion is founded upon the belief that meaningful architecture must be a poetic expression of social justice.

See also

• Woodward's building
• Alberto Pérez-Gómez
• Public Housing
• Jim Green
• Stan Douglas
• 9 O'Clock Gun
• Downtown Eastside
• Bruce Eriksen

Further reading

Woodward's W43 tower as of 2009-07-16

• Baker, Linda. Amid Gentrification, Vancouver seeks balance. Architectural Record , NO.1 (January 2008): 34. About the Woodward’s Redevelopment Project.
• ——. Redevelopment Project Doubles as Social Experiment. The New York Times, November 26th,2009. B6
• Boddy, Trevor. “Design is the mortar in social housing that works.” Globe and Mail (Toronto) December 1, 2006.
• Chodikoff, Ian. An Ethical Plan. Canadian Architect 52, NO. 2 (Feb 2007): cover, 38-41. Interview with Gregory Henriquez about the book, Towards an Ethical Architecture.
• Deck, Kelly. Woodward's tests an architect's passion, Gregory Henriquez juggles diversity, density and drama as major project nears completion." Globe and Mail (BC Edition), S6, March 20, 2009.
• Enright, Robert. The Practical Utopian: The Architecture of Gregory Henriquez. Border Crossings Issues No. 100, Volume 25 No. 4, November 2006. 55-65. Interview with Gregory Henriquez about the Woodward's Redevelopment.
• Grdadolnik, Helena. Crosstown Examined. Canadian Architect 51, NO. 1 (January 2006): 20-25. About the Woodward’s Redevelopment Project.
• ——. Woodward’s Takes Shape: Nothing Like it in North America. The Tyee. Vancouver, 30 March 2006. Online newspaper article. 24 May 2006.
• Henriquez, Gregory. Towards an Ethical Architecture, Issues within the work of Gregory Henriquez, Vancouver, BLUEIMPRINT, December 2006. Contributors: Alberto Pérez-Gómez, Christopher Grabowski, Helena Grdadolnik, Jim Green, and May So. Editor David Weir ISBN 1894965507
• Paulsen, Monte " 'Stop Gap Housing' Idea Could Make a Big Dent in Homelessness." The Tyee, December 19, 2008.
• Rochon, Lisa. “How do you build hope? Start with plywood and guts.” Globe and Mail (Toronto) May 2, 2009. About Stop Gap Shelters.
• ——. From five star glam to Eastside Grim. Globe and Mail (Toronto) April 28, 2007.
• Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Lore Krill Housing Co-op and City of Vancouver Parkade. Architecture Canada 2004: The Governor General’s Medals in Architecture. Halifax: TUNS PRESS, 2004. 42-51.
• Stueck, Wendy. BC Architect building toward a solution for everyone, an Interview with Gregory Henriquez, Globe and Mail , February 15, 2009.

Documentary television

• Duncan, Robert and Carolyn Schmidt. Woodward’s: the Competition. (Vancouver): International Documentary Television Corporation and CBC Newsworld and with support from CBC British Columbia, 2005.
• GVTV Shaw Cable Network. Woodward’s Developer/Architect Profile., 3 March 2005.

External links

• Henriquez Partners Architects - official website
• Archimemo - Henriquez Blog: Architecture as a Poetic Expression of Social Justice.
• Gregory Henriquez: The Architecture Solution. - Globe & Mail
• Article by Linda Baker - Woodwards in Architectural Record
• BC Architect building toward a solution for everyone. - Globe & Mail
• Stop Gap Housing Article - In The Tyee
• "Architect Profile" from Greater Vancouver Television
• An Ethical Plan -Interview with Gregory Henriquez in Canadian Architect Magazine