Background
Ginkel, Blanche Lemco van was born on December 14, 1923 in London. Daughter of Myer and Claire Lemco.
Ginkel, Blanche Lemco van was born on December 14, 1923 in London. Daughter of Myer and Claire Lemco.
Bachelor of Architecture, McGill University, 1945; M.C.P., Harvard University, 1950.
Technology assistant, National Film Board Canada, 1943-1944;
manager, City Planning Office, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1946;
architect, Atelier Le Corbusier, Paris, 1948;
assistant professor architecture, University of Pennsylvania, 1951-1957;
partner, van Ginkel Associations, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
partner, van Ginkel Associations, also Toronto, Ontario, Canada, since 1957;
professor architecture, U. Toronto, since 1977;
director School Architecture, U. Toronto, 1977-1980;
dean faculty architecture and landscape architecture, U. Toronto, 1980-1982. Visiting critic Harvard University, 1958, 70. Adjunct Professor U. Montreal, McGill University, others.
Curator exhibitions Radio Corporation of America, U. Toronto, others.
Member advising committee National Capital Planning Committee, Ottawa. Member of advisory committee National Museum's Corporation. Member Quebec Provincial Planning Commission.
Founder, vice president Corporation of Urbanists of Quebec, 1963-1965. Board directors Montreal International FilmFestival, 1961-1966. Fellow American Institute of Architects (honorary), Royal Architectural Institute Canada (Executive Committee 1971-1974), Toronto Society Architecture.
Member Canada Institute Planners (board directors 1961-1964), Association Collegiate Schools Architecture (board directors 1981-1984, vice president 1985-1986, pres.1986-1987, Distinguished Professor award 1989), Association Royal Institute British Archs. (associate), Royal Canada Academy Art (board directors since 1992), International Archive of Women Architects (board directors since 1985), Ontario Association Architecture (life).
Married H. P. Daniel van Ginkel, 1956. Children:Brenda Renee, Marc Ian.