Trudeau, a Montreal native who had been educated at the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf (1935-42) and the Ecole des beaux-arts in Montreal (1942-44), trained in architecture at the Harvard School of Design. He apprenticed briefly with Vincent Rother (1948-50) before undertaking the grand tour of Europe (1951-3). He returned from Europe to settle into partnership with Bland and Rother in 1953.

Trudeau est né à Montréal en 1922. Il a fait ses études au collège Jean-de-Brébeuf (1935-1942) et à l'École des beaux-arts de Montréal (1942-1944), puis a reçu sa formation d'architecte à la Harvard School of Design. Pendant quelque temps, il a été apprenti chez Vincent Rother (1948-1950) avant d'entreprendre le grand tour d'Europe (1951-1953). Revenu d'Europe, il s'est associé avec Bland et Rother en 1953.

Tillman Conklin Trowbridge was born January 28, 1831 in Michigan. He was a graduate of University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (1848) and Union Theological Seminary (1855). He was in charge of the city mission work for Constantinople. He died at Marash, Turkey, July 20, 1888.