2009 - Royal Architectural Institute of Canada

Louis J. E. Cooke
Louis Cooke graduated in Architecture from Bristol University in 1960. In 1969 he
joined the Ontario Real Estate division of Bell Canada in Toronto as a Supervising
Architect in charge of design and tendering of buildings and structures in Northern
and Eastern Ontario. With his team of 8 persons he developed new designs,
concepts and systems compatible with the local communities and the logistics
of building in the North, such as Resolute Island. He was promoted in 1977 to
Ottawa and then to London, handling Western Ontario, remaining until 1992. With
his staff of 50 many fine Bell projects were created during that period. Louis retired
from Bell in 1992 and opened his own practice in London.
He has served the profession well. He became a member of the London Chapter
of the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) and served first as Secretary, then
as Chairman in 1994/95. He organized the Urban Awards programme in London
for at least six years in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. In 1996 he was elected as
the South Western Ontario representative on the Council of the OAA and served
as V.P. Treasurer during his first term. He was re-elected for an additional three
years in 2005, served as V.P. Statutory Affairs in 2006/2007, and continues to serve
on Council. He currently also serves the profession as a Board Member of Pro-
Demnity Insurance.
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