Margaret Synge Dryer
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: 1921
Date of Death: 1963
Birth City: Toronto
Birth State/Province: Ontario
Birth Country: Canada
Resident City: Toronto
Resident State/Province: Ontario
Resident Country: Canada
Notes: Known as Pegeen: "As a student, Pegeen had worked one summer in the office of Dr. Faludi, at the City of Toronto Planning Board, and in the years that followed she was active with the Community Planning Association. Her drawings of houses were connected with the campaign to "Stop the Spadina Expressway." . She also worked with Eric Arthur, a professor at U. Toronto.
Sources: From a biographical sketch found in the Blanche Lemco van Ginkel collection in the IAWA. Additional information from her sister, Cathleen Synge Morawetz.
Specialties
Subject: Building private houses and painting "portraits" of old houses
Jobs
Employer: Mathers and Haldenby, Architects
City: Toronto
State: Ontario
Country: Canada
Notes: While with the office, Dryer worked on: the Cambell Soup Building, the Bell Telephone Building in Toronto, design of Parisian Laundry, King Street West, Toronto
Employer: Canadian Broadcasting Company
Title: Dryer prepared and delivered a weekly 15 minute broadcast series for the CBC, totalling over 50 talks on renovating houses, new house design, and community planning.
State: Ontario
Country: Canada
Employer: Fleury and Arthur, Architects
City: Toronto
State: Ontario
Country: Canada
Employer: Independent architectural design
Title: Dryer worked on alterations, additions, and houses.
City: Toronto
State: Ontario
Country: Canada
Notes: Lived in Ireland 1925-30. Moved back to Toronto in 1930.
Collaborators
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Apprenticeships
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Awards
Name: O.A.A. Scholarship
Description: Awarded to Dryer during her second year at the University of Toronto.
Name: Toronto Brick Prize
Description: Awarded to Dryer during her fourth year at the University of Toronto
Name: R.A.I.C. Gold Medal
Description: Awarded to Dryer during her fifth year at the University of Toronto
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
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Education
Institution: University of Toronto
Department: Architecture
Degree: Bachelor of Architecture
Notes: Dryer graduated with honors from the University of Toronto. She was awarded an O.A.A. Scholarship during her second year, the Toronto Brick Prize during her 4th year and the R.A.I.C. Gold Medal in her fifth year.
Licensing
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Professional Affiliations
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Publications By
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Publications About
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