Born in Winnipeg on 8 November 1936, one of three sons of Phillip “Phil” Haid (1904-1969) and Rose Silbert (1910-2003), he received a baccalaureate degree in Architecture from the University of Manitoba (1961) and a masters degree in Architecture from Stockholm University.
Over a 46-year architectural practice, he worked with some Swedish firms in the early 1960s then joined the Winnipeg firm of Green Blankstein and Russell. In 1965, he partnered with Murray Malkin to form Haid and Malkin which, in the 1970s, became Haid Haid Donner, the largest of its kind in Manitoba at the time (1973-1977), and later with Marshall Haid Associates. He designed schools, hospitals, office buildings, and private residences, and restored heritage buildings. He also created art, jewellery, and writing. In recognition of his architectural work, he received a Premier's Award for Design Excellence (1982) and Preservation Awards from Heritage Winnipeg (1987, 1989). He was a member of the council (1970-1976) and President (1972-1974) of the Manitoba Association of Architects.
He served on the boards of the Winnipeg Art Gallery and Manitoba Arts Council, a member of the Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee (1980), and was a patron of the Manitoba Opera, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg Symphony, and Canadian Human Rights Museum. He was married twice, first to Judy Haid with whom he had two daughters and two sons before they separated. The family lived at 1448 Wellington Crescent (c1974). Later, he married Elba Haid and they had a daughter.
He died at Winnipeg on 1 August 2012 and was buried in the Shaarey Zedek Cemetery.
“Thirty will be awarded medals at ceremony,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 May 1961, page 24.
“Haid and Malkin,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 May 1965, page 68.
Obituary [Phillip Haid], Winnipeg Free Press, 15 December 1969, page 28.
Canada Voters Lists 1935-1980, Ancestry.
Obituary [Rose Haid], Winnipeg Free Press, 2 October 2003.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 11 August 2012.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 February 2024
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