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Artist Biography: 1925-2003. Born in Montréal, Québec. Desbarats was as an architect, teacher, dean, author and consultant. He graduated from the McGill School of Architecture in 1948. He was instrumental in the creation of small and large-scale modern architectural landmarks in Canada that explore a variety of building types and styles. He received the Massey Medal for Architecture for the design of St. Gérard Majella Church and Presbytery, St. Jean, Québec (1963). He also contributed to several projects including the Grande Salle (now Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier) Place des Arts, Montréal (1958-63); the Fathers of Confederation Centre, Charlottetown (completed 1964); the Man the Producer and Man the Explorer theme buildings at Expo 67, Montréal (1967); and the National Arts Centre, Ottawa (completed 1969). Assistant deputy minister for design at Public Works Canada (1975) and assistant deputy minister for design and construction, Public Works Canada (1976-85). From 1982-1988, he directed the design of the Canada Aviation Museum (formerly National Aviation Museum). https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/guy-desbarats