Richard Henriquez
Richard Henriquez is an artist and architect celebrated for buildings that engage in the histories of the sites where they stand. As the founder of Henriquez Partners Architects, notable projects include Sylvia, Eugenia, and Presidio apartments in Vancouver’s West End, Sinclair Centre, BC Cancer Research Centre Environmental Science Building at Trent University and Michael Smith Research Labs at UBC.
In 2017, Richard was recognized with the Order of Canada for his contributions to Canadian Architecture, and in 2005 received the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s Gold Medal. He has been bestowed with numerous other honours including: RAIC Governor General’s Awards; Lieutenant Governor’s Awards; Dean’s Medal of Distinction from UBC Applied Science in 2023; Doctor of Letters, honoris causa from the University of Manitoba in 2018; an AIBC Lifetime Achievement award in 2013; and, an honourary Doctor of Laws from Simon Fraser University in 2009.
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Richard Henriquez Violinia’s Eyes, 2024 Mixed media tripod sculpture 85” x 19” x 17 1⁄2 “
We are thrilled to share that Richard Henriquez's Violinia's Eyes is being exhibited at the Vancouver Airport and will be touring the airport for the next year as part of their art program that celebrates what is created artistically in British Columbia as a complement to their permanent art collection that includes masterpieces like The Spirit of Haida Gwaii: The Jade Canoe (1994) by Bill Reid and Musqueam Welcome Figures (1996) by Susan Point.
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Richard Henriquez: Selected Works 1964–2005 showcases the man and his work. Tracing Henriquez’s own history — from his upbringing in Jamaica through his celebrated career — the monograph reveals an iconic architecture that is a record of sensibility rather than monuments.
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Dream Fragments
January 11 - February 24, 2023
2895 W33rd Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6N 2G3
Dream Fragments features a selection from Henriquez’s vast series of collages and sculptures. Drawing upon decades of work as an architect, these artworks combine found materials in enigmatic compositions, often suggesting narratives. Many sculptures point outward as if directing one’s gaze. The tripod bases reference cameras and surveyor's tools, technologies that help chart architectural histories, including records of buildings that have since been demolished. Whether working on paper or assembling objects into sculptures, Henriquez transforms found materials; some persist as recognizable machine parts, toys, or magazine cutouts, while others become inscrutable. Among these materials are fragments of old buildings found by Henriquez during architectural site visits, acknowledging their place in a cycle of production and deconstruction, not insisting upon permanence.
2895 W33rd Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6N 2G3
Dream Fragments features a selection from Henriquez’s vast series of collages and sculptures. Drawing upon decades of work as an architect, these artworks combine found materials in enigmatic compositions, often suggesting narratives. Many sculptures point outward as if directing one’s gaze. The tripod bases reference cameras and surveyor's tools, technologies that help chart architectural histories, including records of buildings that have since been demolished. Whether working on paper or assembling objects into sculptures, Henriquez transforms found materials; some persist as recognizable machine parts, toys, or magazine cutouts, while others become inscrutable. Among these materials are fragments of old buildings found by Henriquez during architectural site visits, acknowledging their place in a cycle of production and deconstruction, not insisting upon permanence.
