Beatrice Centner Davidson


General Information


Occupation: Architect

Date of Death: March 05, 1986

Birth Country: Canada

Resident City: Toronto

Resident State/Province: Ontario

Resident Country: Canada

Notes: From 1940 until her death in 1986, Davidson designed and supervised the making of furniture for her family and friends.

Sources: Biographical sketch found in the Blanche Lemco van Ginkel collection of the IAWA


Specialties


No specialties on record


Jobs


Employer: Secretary to the first Ontario Committee on Housing

City: Toronto

State: Ontario

Country: Canada


Employer: Architectural Negotiator of her husband's land development business

City: Toronto

State: Ontario

Country: Canada


Employer: Research assistant to Professor Eric Arthur

Title: Gathered material on the history of Toronto for Arthur's book, "No Mean City"

City: Toronto

State: Ontario

Country: Canada


Collaborators


No collaborators on record


Apprenticeships


No apprenticeships on record


Awards


Name: Toronto Architectural Guild Bronze Medal


Exhibitions


No exhibitions on record


Notable Projects


Title: Two Houses on Courtleigh Boulevard

Description: One of these houses became the Davidson Residence

City: Toronto

State: Ontario

Country: Canada


Education


Institution: University of Toronto

Department: Architecture

Degree: Bachelor of Architecture

Notes: Davidson was awarded the Toronto Architectural Guild Bronze Medal, Second


Institution: University of Toronto

Department: Architecture

Degree: Master of Architecture

Notes: Davidson started graduate work in 1932 , her Major thesis project was a design of a sanitorium, and the Minor thesis was a study of acoustics (which led to a year of studies in psychology). Davidson's degree was delayed due to "radical modern design of thesis."


Licensing


No licenses on record


Professional Affiliations


Organization: Women's Purchasing Committee at the Art Gallery of Ontario

Role: Chairman

Notes: After serving as the Chairman, Davidson later became a member of the Building Committee


Organization: City Hall Competition

Role: "Ex officio" member of the jury


Publications By


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Publications About


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