John Smith Archibald was born in
Inverness, Scotland on December 14, 1872. He arrived in Montreal in 1893. He worked as chief architect in
Edward Maxwell's cabinet. Archibald and his colleague
Charles Saxe then started their own firm until 1915. Archibald was president of the
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 1924-1925 and was elected a
fellow in 1930. He built several prominent hotels for
Canadian National Railway, including the
Windsor Hotel,
Château Laurier,
Halifax Hotel, and the
Hotel Vancouver. He also worked on several projects in Montreal, including the
Montreal Masonic Memorial Temple, the Emmanuel Congregational Church, and the
École polytechnique de Montréal. Other significant commissions included the
Montreal Forum,
Baron Byng High School,
Elizabeth Ballantyne School, the
Queen's University gymnasium and swimming pool in
Kingston (1930), and three Montreal hospitals: the Royal Edward Institute, the Montreal Convalescent Hospital, and
St. Mary's Hospital. He died at
Montreal General Hospital on March 2, 1934. == Works ==