Brigitte Shim is a principal at Shim-Sutcliffe Architects and a Professor at the John H. Daniels Faculty
of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto. Shim, along with her partner A.
Howard Sutcliffe, formed the architectural design practice Shim-Sutcliffe Architects in 1994. Their critical
design practice reflects their shared interest in and passion for the integration and interrelated scales
of architecture, landscape, and interior and industrial design. To date, Shim and Sutcliffe have received
fourteen Governor General’s Medals and Awards for architecture as well as an American Institute of
Architects National Honor Award, among many other professional accolades. Shim has also served on
numerous international, national, and local design juries as an advocate for design excellence, including
the 2007 Aga Khan Architecture Award Master jury. Shim is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute
of Canada (FRAIC), an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (Hon FAIA), and an elected
member of the Royal Canadian Academy (RCA). She is a registered architect in the Province of Ontario
(OAA), the State of Maine, and the State of Hawaii.
