J O H N O ' K E E F E
B.A.Sc. M.Sc. P.Eng. FIOA
John O’Keefe's interest in concert halls, theatres and the like started at a very young age, long before he studied it in university. An award winning engineer, John has channelled his passion for music, science and technology into buildings for the performing arts. Some of these include Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre, the Young Centre and The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. His more recent work includes the renovation of Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the Bell Lightbox in Toronto and a landmark acoustical study for Stratford Ontario’s seminal Festival Theatre.
John currently teaches at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and has presented papers and lectures throughout the world. He is the winner of several awards including the Schreyer Award, his country’s highest distinction for engineering.
Representative Projects
Orpheum Theatre Renovation, Vancouver
Queen Elizabeth Theatre Renovation, Vancouver
Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts, Toronto
Benjamin and Marion Schuster Hall, Dayton
Paul Davenport Theatre, University of Western Ontario
Soulpepper/George Brown College Renovation, Toronto
Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
Memberships
Fellow of the Institute of Acoustics, UK
Professional Engineers of Ontario
Acoustical Society of America
Canadian Acoustical Association
Education
B.A.Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto, 1981
M.Sc., Sound and Vibration Studies, Southampton University, 1985
john@okeefeacoustics.com