SKU: VIS09162025
The RAIC Vancouver Island South Presents: Architecture, Music, Acoustics and Composers
DESCRIPTION: Architect Terence Williams, designer of the wonderful Farquhar Auditorium at UVic, will be speaking about one of his particular areas of expertise: architectural acoustics. This promises to be an enlightening evening with Terry sharing some of his first hand accounts and reflections on the subject through his presentation entitled Architecture, Music, Acoustics and Composers.
DATE: September 16, 2025
TIME: 12:00-1:30pm PT
PRESENTER: Terrence Williams, FRAIC
This webinar has been approved for 1.5 CORE AIBC LU’s.
After a distinguished 60-year career in architecture, recently retired architect Terence Williams has been turned his focus to exploring the intersection of architecture, music, acoustics, and composers. He has designed several major performing arts venues, including the University of Victoria’s Farquhar Auditorium, the Expo 1984 Theatre, and the Port Theatre in Nanaimo. His work also includes renovations for the Victoria Conservatory of Music and CBC broadcasting facilities.
A long-standing member of the Acoustical Society of America, he has contributed significantly to campus planning and design at institutions such as the University of Victoria, Camosun College, Brentwood College, and Vancouver Island University. Internationally, he led the planning for a Net Zero campus in Palm Springs.
As a sustainability leader, he was a founding Director of the Canada Green Building Council and led the team behind Canada’s first LEED Platinum development, Dockside Green.
He served as President of the RAIC in 1987 and Chancellor of its College of Fellows, and is an Honorary Fellow of the AIA. In recognition of his work, he received the AIBC Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 and the King Charles III Coronation Medal in 2024.
$25.00
List price: $25.00
Member Price:
$15.00