Howard Sutcliffe was born in Yorkshire, England. He received degrees in environmental studies and architecture at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. Howard worked with significant Canadian architects Ronald Thom, Paul Merrick, Barton Myers and KPMB Architects before founding Shim-Sutcliffe Architects in 1994.
Howard was the first recipient of the Ronald J. Thom Award (1990) given by the Canada Council for early design achievement. Furniture designed by Shim-Sutcliffe has won various awards, representing Canadian design in international exhibitions. The firm’s architectural work been published widely in Europe, North America and Asia.
