Vivian Manasc
Early life and education
Born in Bucharest, Romania, Manasc moved to Canada with her parents in her childhood. She graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1980.{{cite web |title=Ms. Vivian Manasc, Board Chair |url=https://ous.athabascau.ca/board/Member%20Biographies/Vivian%20Manasc.php |website=athabascau.ca}}{{cite web |title=Vivian Manasc |url=https://www.mcgill.ca/architecture/alumni/aluminterviews/manasc |website=Peter Guo-hua Fu |language=en}}
Career
Manasc is principal in the firm Reimagine Architects, formerly Manasc Isaac Architects. c.{{cite web |title=Female architects at the top of their game on the challenges and future of the profession|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/architecture/female-architects-at-the-top-of-their-game-on-the-challenges-and-future-of-theprofession/article33663171/ |website=theglobeandmail.com}} Projects by her firm include the City of Calgary Water Centre,{{cite web |last1=Comber |first1=Sarah |title=6 Female Architects Helping to Build Calgary |url=https://www.avenuecalgary.com/City-Life/People/6-Female-Architects-Helping-to-Build-Calgary-Frank-Architecture-Vivian-Manasc-Kerry-Ross-Christine-Parker/ |website=Avenue Calgary |language=en-CA |date=2016-05-01}}{{cite web |title=241. Vivian Manasc - A lifetime of Building it Green |url=https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/vivian-manasc-a-lifetime-of-building-it-green |website=Green Energy Futures |date=2020-01-21}} and the Mosaic Centre for Conscious Community and Commerce, a net-zero commercial building in Edmonton, Alberta.
From 2017 to 2021, Manasc was the chair of the Board of Governors Athabasca University.
She was awarded the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2017.{{cite web |title=Vivian Manasc |url=https://www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/AOE_Legacy/Member/173/Scroll |website=www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca}}
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