Teshima, Theodore Fujio, 1938-2016

Ted Teshima was born in Sea Island, British Columbia, Canada on September 4th, 1938. He received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Toronto (1962). He began working for Raymond Moriyama that year, then went on to professional experience with the firms of Page and Steele (1963), Richard Sheppard Robson and Partners (London, England, 1964 to 1965), and Klein and Sears Architects (Toronto, 1965 to 1966). He then joined Raymond Moriyama, Architects and Planners and became a full partner in the firm in 1970.

Teshima was architect and principal for a number of projects including: Scarborough Civic Centre, 1973; Arbor Glen Public School, 1973; L. B. Pearson Collegiate (Scarborough), 1974; Manufacturers Hanover Center (Chicago), 1982; Mississauga YMCA, 1985; World Bank H.Q. Competition, 1989; Owen Public School (Toronto),1991; and Guelph River Run Civic Centre, 1991. As partner-in-charge, he was involved in managing almost all the firm's projects, working on a wide variety of large-scale mixed-use developments with clients and community groups. Teshima was also Vice-President of the sister practice, Moriyama & Teshima Planners Limited, from 1980 onward.

Teshima was a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and the Royal Society of Arts (U.K.), and a member of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia. He was also a guest lecturer at several Canadian architectural schools. Ted Teshima received the Toronto Arts Award 1991 and the Mississauga Urban Design Award 1993. He was a Director on the Board of the Ontario Heritage Foundation from 1983 to 1990 and served on the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design Advisory Board and Council from 1987 and 1993 respectively.