Photo courtesy of Annmarie Adams
Ukrainian-Canadian architect and professor Radoslav Zuk passed away on February 25, 2024.
Zuk was born in Labacziw, Ukraine, and studied music in Austria before moving to Canada to pursue a Bachelor of Architecture at McGill University.
During his time at school, Zuk won multiple prizes, including the Lieutenant Governor’s Bronze Medal, the Dunlop Travelling Scholarship, and the Pilkington Travelling Scholarship, which he used to travel in Europe.
From 1956 until 1959, Zuk worked with the Montreal firm of Rother Bland Trudeau, alongside the director of the McGill School of Architecture John Bland, on projects including Ottawa City Hall. He also briefly worked in London, where he contributed to the design of the United States Embassy in London. Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church. Photo: Winnipeg Architecture Foundation
Zuk later pursued a Master?s degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was hired by the University of Manitoba Faculty of Architecture following graduation. He taught there as an assistant professor from 1960 to 1964.
Zuk registered with the Manitoba Association of Architects in 1961 and created various works for the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg including St. Joseph’s Ukrainian Catholic Church and St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Zuk later returned to McGill University to teach and was the recipient of the Faculty of Engineering Ida and Samuel Fromson Awar...