In Memoriam: Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, 1923-2022
Architect, planner, educator, and author, Blanche Lemco van Ginkel has been a leading figure in modern architecture for more than sixty years.
She passed away peacefully in Toronto on October 20, 2022, at the age of 98. She is survived by her two children, Brenda and Marc.
Architect and planner Blanche Lemco van Ginkel in the 1950s
In 1957, Lemco van Ginkel and her husband, H.P. Daniel (Sandy) van Ginkel (1920?2009), co-founded in Montreal their architecture and planning practice, van Ginkel Associates, a firm that became known for bold, modernist design and a sensitive approach to urban planning. With a steadfast focus on circulation, the firm campaigned for the conservation of historic districts, sustainable solutions, and pedestrian-friendly environments long before these concerns became popular. Blanche Lemco was born in London, England, in 1923. At age thirteen, she moved with her mother and siblings to Montreal. Her father had been in the garment industry in England, where he owned a small factory, and both her parents were actively interested in the arts. At first, she favoured stage design as a profession, but owing to limited opportunities for theatre education in Montreal in the early 1940s, she chose to pursue architecture instead, drawn to its potential to change the world.
In 1940, she enrolled at McGill University with a scholarship. She was one of the first women students admitted to McGill?s School of Architecture, and in 1945 with a Bachelor of Architecture...
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