Born in Winnipeg in 1942, he received a baccalaureate degree in Architecture from the University of Manitoba. He worked as an architect at Stuttgart, West Germany for a year then, in February 1969, he became a project architect for Libling Michener and Associates. In 1976, he was a founding partner in the Winnipeg-based firm of ft3 Architecture Landscape Interior Design. In later years, he specialized in the design of elder-care facilities. He served as President of the Manitoba Association of Architects (1980-1981).
Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
155 Fifth Street NW, Altona
1976-1977
Westgate Mennonite Collegiate (addition)
86 West Gate, Winnipeg
1977-1978
27 Fourth Street SW, Altona
1980
Rosenfeld, Municipality of Rhineland
1981-1982
Westgate Mennonite Collegiate (addition)
86 West Gate, Winnipeg
1989
“Friesen wins $1,000 in design competition,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 August 1969, page 37.
We thank Art Wiebe and the Manitoba Association of Architects for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 August 2025
