Gene Dub (born September 20, 1943) is a

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and former politician. Born in

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, Dub is a first generation

Ukrainian-Canadian Ukrainian Canadians ( uk, Українські канадці, Україноканадці, translit=Ukrayins'ki kanadtsi, Ukrayinokanadtsi; french: Canadiens d'origine ukrainienne) are Canadian citizens of Ukrainian descent or Ukrainian-born pe ...

. Dub created his own architecture firm, Dub Architects in 1975, and served on Edmonton City Council from 1977 to 1980. Dub is noted for his award-winning residential architecture, including

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s, and the historic restoration and

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of heritage buildings. His most well-known building is

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, which was completed in 1992. He is also known for his 2008 competition entry to create crystalline welcome features for the City of Edmonton which was narrowly defeated by city council, and his 2009 proposal for a new downtown arena district. He was inducted as a member of the

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in 2014.

Works

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References

External links

Dub Architects

Biographies of Mayors and Councillors - Edmonton Public Library
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dub, Gene Canadian architects Edmonton city councillors Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Living people 1943 births Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts