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John Carley
John Robert Carley is the sole principal of John Robert Carley, Architect Incorporated, an architectural practice with a history of over 30 years.

John graduated from the University of Toronto in 1974 and gained experience in architectural firms including Shore Tilbe Henschel Irwin Architects and Engineers, Ian W. Nicoll Architect, Casey & Dunker Architects, and Dunlop Farrow Aitken Architects and Engineers before forming his own practice in Toronto in March 1979.

John has established a reputation for expertise in the speciality of custom residential architecture, as well as historical restoration, and religious and institutional architecture. With projects throughout Ontario, he has demonstrated a deep understanding of Ontario’s vernacular architecture and landscape, and his projects are founded on his sensitivity to the Ontario vernacular tradition.

The firm has been known by the following names:
 * John Robert Carley, Architect Incorporated
 * Carley & Phillips Architects, Incorporated
 * Carley & Colquhoun Architects, Incorporated
 * John Robert Carley, Architect

Community Advocacy
John has been very involved in community advocacy in conjunction with his dedication to environmental issues. Since 1986, John has been co-chair of Friends of the Spit, a citizen advocacy group established in 1977, dedicated to preserving the entire Leslie Street Spit as a public urban wilderness for passive recreational enjoyment.

John is an avid birder and butterfly enthusiast. He is a member of the Ontario Field Ornithologists and the Toronto Ornithological Club, and has participated in both Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas projects. He has led walks on the Spit for Toronto Field Naturalists, Ontario Field Ornithologists, and Toronto Ornithological Club, and coordinates the Toronto Centre Butterfly Count, an annual census conducted under the auspices of the North American Butterfly Association.

John was also a member of the volunteer committee that drafted the Bird-Friendly Development Guidelines for the City of Toronto Green Development Standard, published in March 2007, and adopted by Council. The committee has since won the Canadian Urban Institute's Urban Leadership Award for City Initiatives in 2008.

John was one of the volunteer author/editors of the City of Toronto Butterflies of Toronto Working Group, which produced Butterflies of Toronto in 2011 as part of the City’s ongoing Biodiversity Series of publications.

Awards and Honours
John's work has been widely published and he and his firm have received numerous awards and citations from organizations as diverse as the Toronto Historical Board, the Ontario Association of Architects, Canadian Wood Council and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects. In 2011, John Carley was elected to Fellowship in the College of Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. The College of Fellows formally recognizes members and distinguished laypersons who have made outstanding contributions to the profession.

List of Awards and Honours

 * Collaborated with the winner of the 2013 EnerQuality Award of Excellence, Green Renovation Project of the Year : awarded to Steve Snider Construction Inc., for the Maher Residence; designed by John Robert Carley, Architect Incorporated (2013)
 * Canadian Urban Institute: Urban Leadership Award for City Initiatives (2008)
 * The Ontario Professional Planners Institute: Award for Planning Excellence ; The Canadian Institute of Planners: Award for Planning Excellence in the Environmental Planning Category. Awarded to the City of Toronto Bird-Friendly Development Working Group, John Robert Carley, Member (2008)
 * Collaborated with the winner of Builder of the Year 2008 in the Farm Storage Category, Canadian Farm Builders Association Project Award: for Gilbrea Farms Storage Barn, awarded to Post Farm Structures Incorporated, designed by John Robert Carley, Architect Incorporated (2008)
 * Collaborated with the winner of 2007 Canadian Farm Builders Association Project Award: Farm Storage: for the Gilbrea Farms Display Barn; designed by John Robert Carley, Architect Incorporated (2007)
 * Award, Heritage Burlington LACAC Award for "Renovation" (2005)
 * Award, City of Scarborough 1996 Bicentennial Year Urban Design Awards: for New Life Tabernacle (1996)
 * Merit Award; Canada Wood Council 1996 Wood Design Awards Programme: for a Caledon residence (1996)
 * Heritage Award; Milton Historical Society (Awarded to Patricia and James Douglas, Owners; John Robert Carley, Architect Incorporated.) (1996)
 * Selected: Juried Exhibition: "20 x twenty V", Toronto:  for a North York residence (1995)
 * Certificates of Award: for three residential projects:  Public's Choice Awards Program of the Ontario Association of Architects and City & Country Home Magazine (1994)
 * Honourable Mention: Ontario Association of Architects 1993/94 Residential Design Awards (1994)
 * Certificate of Commendation; Toronto Historical Board (Awarded to Hotel Selby; John Robert Carley, Architect Incorporated.) (1992)
 * Selected: Juried Exhibition: "OAA Architecture Today 1989-1991":  Student Centre & Regional Education Centre, Lakehead University (Joint Venture:  Tett and Landy Architects with Carley & Phillips, Architects Incorporated.) (1992)
 * Winner, Entire Home; Toronto Life Homes 1991 Readers' Design Contest: for a Riverdale home (1991)
 * Award of Merit; Toronto Historical Board (Awarded to the Congregation of St. Matthew's and St. John's Church; John Robert Carley Architect.) (1990)
 * Citation Award, Ontario Region; Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (Awarded to Victoria Lister Carley, Landscape Architect, for Richmond Hill Historic Theme Landscape Concept Plan in collaboration with John Robert Carley, Architect) (1989)
 * Merit Award; Canadian Wood Council 1988 Awards Programme (1988)
 * Honourable Mention; Ontario Association of Architects/Ontario Living 1987-88 Residential Design Awards (1988)
 * Commendation; Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (Awarded to Victoria Lister Carley, Landscape Architect for St. James Cemetery in collaboration with John Robert Carley, Architect) (1988)
 * Honourable Mention; Ontario Renews Awards, Ministry of Housing (1987)
 * Award of Merit; The Premier's Awards for Accessibility (Awarded to Committee on Church Architecture - The Presbyterian Church of Canada; John Robert Carley, Chairman.) (1986)
 * Finalist; City of Scarborough Urban Design Awards (1986)
 * Award; Ontario Renews Awards, Ministry of Housing (1985)
 * Honourable Mention; Ontario Renews Awards, Ministry of Housing (1983)