About
Dr Sarah Bonnemaison was a professor of architecture at Dalhousie University, and is now an adjunct. Her design practice specializes in tensile structures. Sarah is also a writer. Her books include Architecture and Nature; Festival Architecture; and Installations by Architects. Her passion lies on bringing history and theory to life through interactive exhibitions and installations with performance. Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Geography, University of British Columbia, 1995
Master of Science in Architectural Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985
Bachelor of Architecture, Pratt Institute, 1983
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Concordia University. (1976-79, awarded 1985) Publications
Books Chapter (selection)
(2024) Bonnemaison, S. “Queer Architecture?” in The Routledge Handbook of LGBTQ Identity in Organizations and Society. London and New York Routledge.
2021 Bonnemaison, S. “Soap Film” in D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson’s Generative Influences in Art, Design, and Architecture: From Forces to Forms, London: Bloomsbury Press.
2020 Bonnemaison, S. “Reflections on Anne Tyng and Carl Jung” Order and Randomness, Women in Design and Architecture Conference, Princeton University Press.
2016 Bonnemaison, S. and Macy C. “The Dwelling-Garden Dyad in 20th century Affordable Housing” (eds) Charisma Terranova and Meridith Tromble, Routledge Companion to Biology, Art and Architecture. London and New York: Routledge.
Books (selection)
2009 Bonnemaison, S. and Eisenbach, R., Installations by Architects, New York: Princeton Architectural Press.
2008 Bonnemaison, S. and Beesley, P. (eds), On Growth and Form, Halifax, NS and Cambridge, ON: Tuns Press/Riverside Press.
2007 Bonnemaison, S. and Macy, C. (eds), Festival Architecture, London and New York: Routledge.
2007 Bonnemaison, S. and Macy, C. (eds), Responsive Textile Environments, Halifax, NS: Tuns Press / Riverside Architectural Press.
2003 Macy, C. and Bonnemaison,S., Architecture and Nature, Constructing the American Landscape, London and New York: Routledge. (Received Alice Davis Hitchcock Award, SAH, 2006).
Projects
Monograph on Jean Wallbridge and Mary Imrie (1950s – 70s) along with an exhibition and a short film. Upcoming Talks and Conferences
EAHN Athens Memberships
SAH, EAHN
